All the news headlines and verdict said sexual abuse, which was kind of vague, but I just found out today that the judge clarified that this was a matter of legal definition and by the verdict of the trial and the case, trump has been found guilty of penetrative rape.
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Found guilty
Technically not, and this is an important distinction because the level of evidence required for a civil case is less than that of a criminal case.
He has been found civilly liable for something legally distinct from rape
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nope, it’s Donald “civally liable for acts equivalent to, but legally distinct from, rape” John “grab 'em by the pussy” Trump
That’s the one!
Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up! tRump for prison 2023!
And beyond
“Found guilty” is inaccurate, since he was not charged with it as a crime. Rather, it was a finding of fact in a civil case. The standards of evidence are different, and a criminal prosecution would still have to prove the charge to a higher standard. But for purposes of civil liability, yeah, he did it.
I thought about that, but since guilty isn’t only a legal term and commonly implies responsibility for wrongdoing in general and the judge is clarifying trump is responsible for raping carroll regardless of the legal term used, naming his guilt is appropriate and perfectly accurate.
He is guilty in the ordinary sense. But “found guilty” is technical vocabulary for criminal courts.
Sooo… he’s a rapist - as if we needed any confirmation of that.
The party line was that he technically wasn’t accused of rape, and while I would have thought he was a rapist anyway, without the judge explicitly and publicly stating that Trump is a rapist， I would have never known from reading the articles about the trial.
If Lemmy had a bar exam, you would have just failed it with this post.
If lemmy was a needle, you’d be able to make a point.
Guess Lemmy for him is a golf game as he’s clearly ahead in the sub par territory.
oh. please explain.