Posted on 05/09/2023 4:44:29 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
The nature of our politically corrupt justice system takes on new clarity today as a jury in New York City decided President Trump did not rape E. Jean Carroll, the crazy moonbat funded by political operatives, but President Trump did defame her in his denial of the accusation. Thus, the jury awards damages to the false accuser, while finding the accused not guilty.
Presumably the position of the jury was that something ‘may have happened‘ because this was not a criminal trial outcome which would be based on “beyond a reasonable doubt” as the standard. Instead, this verdict was based on the possibility that something ‘may have happened,’ albeit not proven, and President Donald Trump was defamatory toward the accuser in his strong denials of the accusation.
The jury awarded $2million in compensatory damages and $20,000 in punitive damages for the battery allegation. The jury awarded $1 million in compensatory damages for the defamation and $1.7million for the repair of her reputation. They awarded another $280,000 in punitive damages for the defamation. (read more)
Keep in mind that New York wrote a new law specifically to provide E Jean Carroll a pathway to file a lawsuit over the allegation that something might have happened sometime in the past, though the accuser could not identify what year President Trump assaulted her. The accuser, a woman of notoriously odd behavior and remarkably unstable mindset, was funded by billionaire LinkedIn founder and very vocal Trump critic, Reid Hoffman.
New York created the new law for Ms. Carroll, Reid Hoffman paid for the legal costs, and Ms. Carroll made her sketchy accusations of something, from sometime, that wasn’t certain to have happened. There were no witnesses to the claimed events, there was no evidence the event took place, there was nothing to indicate Ms. Carroll or Mr. Trump were even in the same place at the same time.
However, the judge in the case permitted the presentation of possibility, then blocked President Trump from speaking about the case, and then instructed the jury to consider that Ms Carroll’s claims may have indeed taken place, at some point – although no evidence exists and no one knows when, not even Ms Carroll.
In any other situation this case would have been thrown out of court for being ridiculous. However, in the modern era where justice is metered by regional public opinion that is based on Lawfare and political motivation, we get this situation. President Trump responded below:
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Perfect description by Sundance. I’ll never step foot in New York again and the judge basically begged the jury for this verdict. Probably were threatened too.
slander and libel are virtually impossible to legally claim.
But “defamining through denial” seems to be the new lever to shake some one down.
Right out of 1984
In terms of public opinion, who cares? Our legal system is a joke and has no moral authority.
I moved to a Red part of Montana last summer and it’s again a GOP state unless Missoula and Helena cheat for Tester.
It was found he assaulted her. In essence, he grabbed her *****.
That’s not nuthin’.
This Headline has got to be one of the greatest that I have ever seen.
Me too. Never in New York again.
Not a very attractive outfit.
Where is that claim made?
Quelle surprise.
This reads just like the trials described in “The Gulag Archipelago”.
It was proven that he was orange, and thus bad
Really? I didn’t see that in the article.
Did you just make that up?
Good headline.
No no no. Not “not guilty”. “Not liable”
Democrats are always Democrats first.
Being an honest juror is waaaay down on their list.
All Democrats have criminal hearts.
Remember that when you are dealing with one.
There was no evidence that he assaulted her. It’s a case of “when did you stop beating your wife?” This insane jury said there was a possibility it happened, but there was no evidence presented that it did or did not happen. You’d have to have a screw loose to think this is a valid case or verdict.
I’ll bet if someone really paid attention, that particular coat did not even exist. Labels have codes. I found writing inside the lining of my seal coat...African origins. Bought it at a garage sale for $4.
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