- Published on
The former president was found liable for behavior that a judge said is commonly understood as “rape.” So why not call him what he apparently is?
Rape
- Published on
District Judge Lewis Kaplan has said it multiple times: Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Kaplan wrote it in May 2023, when he presided over one of the trials against Trump. And he reminded jurors of the rape this week, during the latest proceedings in the multi-layered, winding rape and defamation cases brought against Trump by Carroll.- Published on
Ex-president claimed that writer defamed him when saying he raped her, but judge said term is commonly ‘used and understood’ in context- Published on
The judge says Trump "raped" Carroll "as many people commonly understand the word rape."- Published on
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].- Published on
Judge Kaplan: “Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.”- Published on
A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House.”