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FJB » Today, 6:44 am » wrote: ↑

Today, 6:44 am

I bet BV will dance around this answer for weeks. All he has to do is answer with a Yes or No.

Brain Hemmorage of ****..

The E. Jean Carroll Civil TrialThe Verdict: In May 2023, a federal civil jury in New York found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against writer E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages.The Legal Distinction: The jury did not find Trump liable for the specific legal definition of rape under New York penal law, which requires proof of forcible vaginal penetration. Instead, jurors concluded he committed sexual abuse by forcibly touching and groping her.The Judge's Clarification: The presiding federal judge, Lewis A. Kaplan, later clarified in a legal ruling that the jury's finding of sexual abuse meant Carroll had proven Trump forcibly penetrated her digitally, which meets the common, everyday understanding of the word "rape".