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In reply to the discussion: It's all a "hoax"... [View all]

AZJonnie

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26. You're right, that was poor word choice
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:32 PM
Nov 2025

I have altered the post to read "sex occurred with Trump", as I was going for a more clinical tone there.

In the state of Florida if the victim was under 18, and sex occurred, then at minimum, statutory rape occurred. If, in your book, statutory rape and rape are the same thing, even though in the former case, the victim said "yes" and in the latter, the victim said "no", then that's your prerogative. I don't subscribe to that thinking because I want the word "rape" to maintain a certain level of impact in discussion, and in law. I feel it should be reserved for when someone is literally forced, because that is SOOO mentally traumatic, *always*, so I prefer not to blur that line with this particular word. But to each their own, friend.

Bottom-line, depending on what Trump knew at the time, it would've been either statutory rape, or rape. If he knew she was being trafficked, then yes, clear rape.

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It's all a "hoax"... [View all] kentuck Nov 2025 OP
Cue the Trump "Hoax" posts now johnnyfins Nov 2025 #1
Why would the people who have the power ask the orange throwback to resign? efhmc Nov 2025 #2
Rightwing media still hasn't mentioned it FoxNewsSucks Nov 2025 #3
The MAGA purists will hear about it on social media... kentuck Nov 2025 #5
More bombings of Venezuelan boats, or Colombian boats. OLDMDDEM Nov 2025 #4
Official message! usonian Nov 2025 #6
As another poster replied to a similar post johnnyfins Nov 2025 #7
Wag the Dog. hadEnuf Nov 2025 #16
Assuming true, in order for this observation to result in him being told by the GQP to resign AZJonnie Nov 2025 #8
One correction dflprincess Nov 2025 #19
You're right, that was poor word choice AZJonnie Nov 2025 #26
Does anyone think he will break his silence? johnnyfins Nov 2025 #9
Degenerate Zero Kid Berwyn Nov 2025 #10
Files? What files? My daughter is still hot. twodogsbarking Nov 2025 #11
Look out, Venezuelans. Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #12
Yep. kentuck Nov 2025 #13
Or Canada durablend Nov 2025 #34
His Lie Secretary Levitt liberalgunwilltravel Nov 2025 #14
Lievitt is a hoax. hadEnuf Nov 2025 #17
He won't resign Warpy Nov 2025 #15
🤣🤣🤣 ultralite001 Nov 2025 #23
Agree, because bluestarone Nov 2025 #35
Who is this girl Epstein said Trump spent time with? creeksneakers2 Nov 2025 #18
The dead girl... kentuck Nov 2025 #22
Thanks creeksneakers2 Nov 2025 #25
Her and Epstein now both dead, coincidence? Emile Nov 2025 #30
The orange turd will threaten to nuke states with representatives that proceed with exposing the Epstein files kimbutgar Nov 2025 #20
Oh, I bet they were praying together relayerbob Nov 2025 #21
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2025 #24
Wecome to du. 22-year-old Chauntae Davies Emile Nov 2025 #27
Certainly is making me curious to know what the post that was deleted was. relayerbob Nov 2025 #36
You joined just to post THAT? 11 Bravo Nov 2025 #29
I can't believe it's still there. Emile Nov 2025 #32
Curious bronxiteforever Nov 2025 #33
All of this makes the coming days a particularly shitty time to go deep-sea fishing. 11 Bravo Nov 2025 #28
The economy, Epstein, Russia, the stolen documents Johonny Nov 2025 #31
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