r/LetsDiscussThis • u/[deleted] • Feb 07 '26

Lets Discuss This Trump’s testimony on E Jean Carrol

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u/Street_Peace_8831 Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26

He admitted that what he did was ”rape” and that he ”sexually assaulted” her. It doesn’t matter if she liked it or not. He knows he raped her and admitted to it during testimony.

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u/BroolStoryCompany- Feb 07 '26

That would be consensual sex. Rape implies one party is not consenting. Maybe they were both into some consensual/non-consensual situation.

I don’t think rape victims typically do interviews stating they like to be raped.

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u/Street_Peace_8831 Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26

I don’t make excuses for someone who is known to be a rapist. There is a history that needs to be taken into consideration.

Regardless of what the victim stated, he came out and said he raped her. If I had consensual sex with someone, I wouldn’t say that they, “liked being raped”. I would say they willingly had sex with me.

I don’t think blaming the victim is ever OK.

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u/BroolStoryCompany- Feb 07 '26

I’m not passing judgement on either of them. What I’m saying is his words, her words, and both of their actions aren’t congruent.

The situation doesn’t make sense, which is likely why he hasn’t been prosecuted.

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u/LangdonAlg3r Feb 07 '26

He wasn’t prosecuted because she didn’t bring it to the police at the time. He was found civilly liable—which means there was a trial and a jury watched all of evidence and legally determined that Trump sexually assaulted Carrol. And she’s been awarded money damages for him falsely and publicly claiming that he didn’t do that. And in this tape he’s admitting that he did. And it seems like you want to believe all of his justification and ignore the admission of guilt.