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U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan made the determination in an order in advance of a Jan. 16 trial to determine defamation damages against Trump after a jury concluded Trump sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll but did not find evidence was sufficient to conclude that he raped her.

Trump, speaking in Iowa on Saturday as the Republican frontrunning presidential candidate in advance of a Jan. 15 primary, criticized the judge as a “radical Democrat” and mocked E. Jean Carroll for not screaming when she was attacked. “It was all made up,” he said.

Carroll, 80, won a $5 million award last May from a jury that concluded Trump sexually abused her in 1996 in a luxury department store dressing room and defamed her in 2022.

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[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Victim couldn't tell if it was his penis or finger. Victim was his wife. Boy if I had a nickel for every time he didn't technically rape someone, I'd prolly have enough money to buy a SCOTUS Justice.

Edit: I'm referring to two separate instances. Remember when dealing with trump and an unconscionable and horrific act it should be best practice to determine which instance as there's usually multiple to choose from.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/07/27/trump-lawyer-you-can-t-rape-your-spouse

[-] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 7 points 10 months ago

Victim was his wife.

Woowa is marital rape still legal is some parts of the USA?

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

In that case she wrote about it in her book but refused to testify in court to it.

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Yes. It's sickening.

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

The argument was proffered at the very least. It wasn't in a trial though.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/07/27/trump-lawyer-you-can-t-rape-your-spouse

[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

E. Jean Carroll never married Donald Trump, and that is some weird misinformation you're spreading.

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago
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