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In reply to the discussion: On the subject of "Is Joe Biden too old to be president" [View all]EarlG
(22,002 posts)58. It's not even an exaggeration to call him a rapist
Check this out:
Judge in E. Jean Carroll Case: Yes, Donald Trump Is a Rapist
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But Judge Lewis Kaplan called Trumps 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.
Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that [rape, as commonly understood].
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https://newrepublic.com/post/174448/judge-e-jean-carroll-case-yes-donald-trump-rapist
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But Judge Lewis Kaplan called Trumps 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.
Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that [rape, as commonly understood].
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https://newrepublic.com/post/174448/judge-e-jean-carroll-case-yes-donald-trump-rapist
So next time someone asks you if Joe Biden is too old to be president, you can say, "I don't know, is Donald Trump too much of a rapist to be president?" and you can feel comfortable knowing that you're not even exaggerating -- the truth is on your side.
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Personally, I think the 2024 double standard is even more ridiculous than the 2016 one.
ShazzieB
Mar 3
#26
Thanks, I'll be asking those questions whenever anyone raises the question of Biden's (but somehow NOT trump's) age.
Think. Again.
Mar 3
#9
Did traitortrump expose too many of our secret operatives and get them killed?
Hermit-The-Prog
Mar 3
#10
On the news tonight The NY Times/ Siena poll that 62% think the country is going in the wrong direction
kimbutgar
Mar 3
#22
I hardly ever see an OP from you like this. But, whoa. As editor and owner of this site, why not publish
OAITW r.2.0
Mar 3
#31
I find it amazing that no one has picked up on trumps lawyers using "the appearance of"
liberal N proud
Mar 3
#33
A cardboard cut of Biden is a better President than the lying, traitorous orange asshole.
OverBurn
Mar 3
#42
What about his support from Nazis, neo-Nazis, skinheads, white "supremacists", and sovereign citizens?
Probatim
Mar 4
#55
Didn't know about the share function before. Thank you. This is being shared.
LiberalFighter
Mar 4
#65