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In_The_Wind

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3. Trump brutalized his wife. Marital rape was a crime at that time. Read: Memo to Donald Trump.
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 04:51 AM
Aug 2016
The Daily Beast article centered around an explosive, if somewhat dated, allegation against the Republican presidential frontrunner: Trump allegedly raped his former wife, Ivana. Cohen, who is an attorney, reacted to the allegation with Trump-like bombast. “You write a story that has Mr. Trump’s name in it, with the word ‘rape,’ and I’m going to mess your life up… for as long as you’re on this frickin’ planet,” Cohen told the Daily Beast. He also advised them to “tread very fucking lightly, because what I’m going to do to you is going to be fucking disgusting.”

These were bold words from a man who appears to know fairly little about the laws governing the crime of rape. Cohen also claimed that “by the very definition, you can’t rape your spouse.” He’s wrong. Marital rape has been a crime in all 50 states since July 5, 1993. The highest court in New York, where Donald and Ivana lived, held that a marital exemption to the crime of rape is unconstitutional in 1984, five years before Donald allegedly raped Ivana.

https://thinkprogress.org/memo-to-donald-trump-heres-what-the-law-actually-says-about-raping-your-spouse-f28574be7a99#.w6hry93sz
What a disgusting little man. bmpbmp Aug 2016 #1
"scalp reduction surgery to remove a bald spot" trusty elf Aug 2016 #2
Right? Egnever Aug 2016 #5
Trump brutalized his wife. Marital rape was a crime at that time. Read: Memo to Donald Trump. In_The_Wind Aug 2016 #3
Why isn't this out there in the MSM? Lunabell Aug 2016 #4
another tidbit the press is ignoring jodymarie aimee Aug 2016 #6
They could be saving it for the debates greymattermom Aug 2016 #7
That would be PERFECT! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #9
i believe Ivana. mia Aug 2016 #8
I'm sorry. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #11
What a sick little fuck! smirkymonkey Aug 2016 #10
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