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Former President Trump had a busily litigious Monday, filing court documents saying that he can’t raise the enormous bond in his civil fraud case, and as the Hill reports, suing ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation. The lawsuit stems from an interview Stephanopoulos did with GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina on March 10 in which the ABC News anchor asked the rape survivor why she was endorsing Trump, a man found liable in lawsuits brought by E. Jean Carroll. The rundown:
- The Stephanopoulos quote in question: “Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape. How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw?” It was not the only reference Stephanopoulos made to Trump having been found liable for rape.
- The lawsuit’s contention: Trump was found liable for sexual abuse, not rape. Ergo, “these statements were and remain false, and were made by Defendant Stephanopoulos with actual malice or with a reckless disregard for the truth,” reads the complaint. “Indeed, the jury expressly found that Plaintiff did not commit rape and, as demonstrated below, Defendant George Stephanopoulos was aware of the jury’s finding in this regard yet still falsely stated otherwise.”
- Therein lies the technicality: The New York Times notes that the judge in the Carroll case clarified that because New York law has a narrow definition of rape, the verdict didn’t mean that Carroll “failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape.'” “Mr. Trump forcibly digitally penetrated Ms. Carroll,” which doesn’t meet the state’s definition of rape, but “both are felonious sex crimes,” US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said in his ruling, per the Hill.
The public understands the word rape to mean penile penetration. Not fingers. Leftwing morons massage definitions to suit their agenda. It’s their M.O.
I do love how Megyn Kelly bitch-slapped the tiny midget turd last week.
It was epic!
About time. Now sue the rest of those commie bastards.
Loco – She not only bitch-slapped him, she pimp-slapped too!
Then she stepped on him like the little cockaroach that he is!
Luv me some Megyn!
The Greek is, and has been for decades “tight” with Clinton Foundation. Here are some names of former Clinton Board members: GHWB and Babs, GWB and Laura, Jeb and Columba. To say the Greek is a “Bush Republican” is to say Don is spending $ foolishly. if winning is the reason – John Roberts has protected “Bush Republicans” for years.
Now, and IMHO this is the real reason, if to get attention; it MAY BE $ SPENT WELL.I know not how much his lawyers got; so will not positively say good.
Roberts does not help conservatives EVER! Do not take my word for it ask Peter narrow!
Roberts is a life long conservative hater!
That’s why they don’t call him Snuffleupagus… too much of a Republican reference!
You are correct, Felon Trump, but as judge here I find the defendant to be Democrat and hereby vacate the charges against him, and further I award him your remaining businesses and your Mar-A-Lago estate as compensation for you daring to challenge a Democrat. You will be referred for indictment on whatever felonies I can make up, and I place a gag order on you so you can’t tell anyone about it. You will be executed before I’m done, and may my lord Satan consume your soul.