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18. A Federal Judge Has Gone to Great Lengths to Make Clear Trump Really Did Rape E. Jean Carroll

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 01:27 PM

17 hrs ago

“District Judge Lewis Kaplan has said it multiple times: Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Kaplan wrote it in May 2023, when he presided over one of the trials against Trump. And he reminded jurors of the rape…”

Nitpicking Chumps rape conviction is disrespectful to Ms. Carroll and unnecessary on this forum.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/a-federal-judge-has-gone-to-great-lengths-to-make-clear-trump-really-did-rape-e-jean-carroll/

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Trump Files Plea To Block $5 Million Payout To E. Jean Carroll [View all] BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago OP

Does this mean that legally, Trump can indefinitely petition SCOTUS no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #1

It is completely up to the judge. Nt Fiendish Thingy 20 hrs ago #4

Yep angrychair 20 hrs ago #5

Even once the judge orders the money released pimpbot 18 hrs ago #16

Trump is a professional melm00se 14 hrs ago #21

And the interest keeps adding up day by day. Bengus81 12 hrs ago #23

Trump's favorite legal strategy: kicking the can down the road. tanyev 21 hrs ago #2

Anyone see Republicans wanting to get rid of the asshat that was Bengus81 20 hrs ago #3

Actually he is NOT a "convicted rapist." MLWR 20 hrs ago #6

He keeps drawing attention to the lawsuit PatSeg 20 hrs ago #8

Trump has his "REPUTATION" to uphold?????? ProudMNDemocrat 19 hrs ago #10

That's the criminal playbook mdbl 19 hrs ago #11

I am quite homegirl 18 hrs ago #15

This is ridiculous, Bayard 19 hrs ago #12

"The Shit Six" wolfie001 17 hrs ago #17

The judge needs to just order the money bluestarone 18 hrs ago #14

And he has done so. onenote 14 hrs ago #20

I sawv that!! TY onenote. and TY Judge!! bluestarone 12 hrs ago #22

Picky picky Griefbird 14 hrs ago #19

2nd Circuit rejected a stay LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #24