Actually Jim, although Trump wasn’t convicted of rape; it was sexual battery, the judge said in his opinion that the law is vague, but under the statutory definition of rape criminally, this verdict fits it definition perfectly.
So no, he wasn’t convicted criminally of rape, because it was a civil trial. However, had it been a criminal tr…
Actually Jim, although Trump wasn’t convicted of rape; it was sexual battery, the judge said in his opinion that the law is vague, but under the statutory definition of rape criminally, this verdict fits it definition perfectly.
So no, he wasn’t convicted criminally of rape, because it was a civil trial. However, had it been a criminal trial, then in the eyes of the legal system, both convictions would be identical, and the conviction would be for rape, not sexual battery.
Actually Jim, although Trump wasn’t convicted of rape; it was sexual battery, the judge said in his opinion that the law is vague, but under the statutory definition of rape criminally, this verdict fits it definition perfectly.
So no, he wasn’t convicted criminally of rape, because it was a civil trial. However, had it been a criminal trial, then in the eyes of the legal system, both convictions would be identical, and the conviction would be for rape, not sexual battery.
Thanks Robert!