Posted on 05/09/2023 12:18:04 PM PDT by Morgana
A jury has found that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll.
The panel of six men and three women also found that Trump injured advice columnist Carroll in a Manhattan Bergdorf Goodman dressing room and defamed her, ordering the former President to pay her $5million in damages.
Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct or assault by more than two dozen women, but this has so far been the only case to end up before a jury.
Carroll, 79, sued for battery under the Adult Survivors Act, a law passed in New York that allowed a one year window for sexual assault claims normally outside of the statute of limitations.
Her claim for defamation was based on statements made by Trump, 76, when he was President and posts to Truth Social, his own social network in which he called her a liar.
Over two weeks the jury heard emotional testimony from three accusers and two of Carroll's friends, among other witnesses, while Trump himself was a no show.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Sorry, I didn’t think to record it, (Plus, I don’t ‘do’ twitter or youtube etc.)
Notwithstanding the awful writing of the article he was found guilty of nothing. He was found liable for committing a civil offense or tort. A distinction not without difference.
It was not a matter of they didn’t believe a rape happened, they found she didn’t prove it did happen. She could not say if he penetrated her w/ his penis because she couldn’t see or feel it. They did believe she proved Trump sexually assaulted her.
Trump telling the female lawyer who was deposing him that “You’re not my type, too” certainly didn’t help his case.
He’ll break her financially in the appeals court. Battery, a big nothing burger.
This is all financed by a Dem billionaire: Reid Hoffman.
Well. Petitioner now has a judgment against the respondent. Not paying a penny would allow petitioner to seize 5 million worth of assets and would certainly lead to contempt charges which could put trump in jail. That is a binding court order to pay the judgment. He doesn’t get the choice to not pay.
but if you record there will be someone on FR that can post it.
These leftist idiots are too stupid to realize their tactics WILL BE USED AGAINST THEM, it may not be in my lifetime but it will happen. Godspeed.
As the case in civil court turns on a preponderance is the evidence, trump offered no evidence to refute the claim. His liability was assured but this. The real question is why didn’t he mount a defense. My guess — more costly to be cross examined in open court under oath than pay a few million dollars.
Not putting on a defense were this criminal makes sense. As that burden is beyond a reasonable doubt. But for civil procedure — trump offered zero evidence. No defense was mounted.
Well I agree that might be o Rs strategy in appeal, but it’s not the point of an appeal. I don’t see this as being on the public radar. Pay it and leave it be.
These verdicts say more about the court system in NY than it does about Trump’s liability.
Garbage.
Kamala reaches in her purse and then waves “Get Out of Jail Free.”
“Turley said on Fox that Trump’s de[position tape destroyed him.”
He is wrong. For one thing, he is not destroyed, and second, it will be tossed on appeal.
RE: the court system in New York....Garbage
Or, the rag they use to clean up the floors of the booths in a peep show place there.
The jury’s logic is weird. She accuses him of rape. He calls her a liar and a few other choice names. They jury says, well, yea...you didn’t rape her but you owe her money for all the mean things you said about her after she accused you of this thing you didn’t do...
First, this isn’t a criminal trial. Second, Trump dunk himself in his deposition. He thought he was the smartest person in the room. That was debunked.
For the reason I said. The jury believed her. Full stop. That they didn’t believe her FULLY, that is found the rape claim untrue, shows that they considered the evidence. That the appellate judges would have found differently doesn’t matter; again they do not weigh the evidence. I won’t send guess the decision not to testify, but one can hardly credibly claim one didnt have a chance to contradict the testimony if you don’t testify. Remember the burden of proof in civil cases is the preponderance of the evidence. Even if the jury thought it is only 51% likely she was telling the truth, that is enough. It’s just not a difficult standard to meet if the defendant doesn’t at least show up
For the reason I said. The jury believed her. Full stop. That they didn’t believe her FULLY, that is found the rape claim untrue, shows that they considered the evidence. That the appellate judges would have found differently doesn’t matter; again they do not weigh the evidence. I won’t send guess the decision not to testify, but one can hardly credibly claim one didnt have a chance to contradict the testimony if you don’t testify. Remember the burden of proof in civil cases is the preponderance of the evidence. Even if the jury thought it is only 51% likely she was telling the truth, that is enough. It’s just not a difficult standard to meet if the defendant doesn’t at least show up
Pay and be done
But it’s A-OK when Joe Biden does it.
Since denying an allegation against you is defamation now, I hope Biden has enough money to pay Tara Reade.
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