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IrishBubbaLiberal

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3. Rape is Rape

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 05:30 PM

Dec 16

More from New Republic article….

….. But Judge Lewis Kaplan called Trump’s semantic argument “entirely unpersuasive.” He clarified that the jury found that the former president did indeed “rape” Carroll based on the common definition of the word.

Kaplan noted that New York penal law (the jury in the Carroll case was based in New York) has a “far narrower” definition of the word “rape” than in “common modern parlance, its definition in some dictionaries, in some federal and state criminal statutes, and elsewhere.”

“The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was ‘raped’ within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape,’” Kaplan wrote.

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A Federal Judge Has Gone to Great Lengths to Make Clear Trump Really Did Rape E. Jean Carroll . MotherJone Jan 2024 [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 OP

The judge referenced his act as meeting definition of rape in most states. He was NOT convicted but adjudicated hlthe2b Dec 16 #1

Rape is Rape IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 #3

NO! This needs to be fixedf. He was not tried in criminal court thus cannot be "convicted." hlthe2b Dec 16 #6

"Judge in E. Jean Carroll Case: Yes, Donald Trump Is a Rapist " - Quote, Mother Jones IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 #9

You are being disingenous. I said the judge did NOT say he was a "CONVICTED" rapist hlthe2b Dec 16 #18

PLEASE FIX THIS He was NOT CONVICTED. It was civil court. See my previous post! FIX IT! hlthe2b Dec 16 #2

YES Most Americans view HE WAS LIABLE FOR RAPE IN CIVIL COURT !! IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 #4

No. You can not be convicted of anything in CIVIL COURT. FIX IT! hlthe2b Dec 16 #7

, IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 #10

ABC and you, for that matter would be defensible in saying "adjudicated rapist" given what the judge wrote. hlthe2b Dec 16 #12

No. IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 #13

It is NOT semantics and could pose a legal problem for this website. You are new and maybe don't care... hlthe2b Dec 16 #14

Well I have already changed the header, where is the problem? IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 #17

Only after my dozens of attempts to explain to you and your repeated arguments/refusal to do so. hlthe2b Dec 16 #20

FACT: Trump is convicted FELON, jury finds him a RAPIST in civil court. FED Judge made that clear. MotherJone Jan 2024 IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 #15

And you can say THAT. But he was NOT convicted nor even indicted for rape. He was found LIABLE in civil court hlthe2b Dec 16 #16

I don't get why you dwell on this,,, It was changed removed long ago...l IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 #19

I have told you a dozen times. YOu apparently don't care if you cause legal problems for this website hlthe2b Dec 16 #21

So why is ABC sending his lie-bury $15M? Kid Berwyn Dec 16 #5

ABC had FACTS on their side, but chose not to fight, just give in to Herr Trump IrishBubbaLiberal Dec 16 #8

ABCNNBCBSFixedNoiseNutworks vs. what the Founders saw. Kid Berwyn Dec 16 #11