Rep. Ted Lieu Enters Into The Congressional Record Judge’s Finding That Trump Did Rape E. Jean Carroll

C-SPAN has the transcript:

On July 19, 2023 federal Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial and confirmed that Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll.

I’m going to submit this Court ruling into the Congressional Record, and now I’m going to read you what the judge found. On page 43 the judge wrote Miss Carol testified that the sexual assault the rape of which she accused Mr Trump involved especially painful forced digital penetration.

The judge further writes the testimony of the outcry witnesses Miss Bernbach and Miss Martin corroborated the essence of Miss Carroll’s account of a violent traumatic sexual assault.

On page 44, the judge wrote, “The jury’s finding of sexual abuse therefore necessarily implies that it found that Mr Trump forcibly penetrated her vagina.” The judge further writes, “In other words, that he raped her.” I yield back.

Here’s the exact quote from Judge Kaplan:

“And since the jury’s answer to Question 1 demonstrates that it was unconvinced that there was penile penetration, the only remaining conclusion is that it found that Mr. Trump forcibly penetrated her vagina with his fingers – in other words, that he ‘raped’ her in the sense of that term broader than the New York Penal Law definition.”

I am going to speak on the House Floor in about 5 minutes. Everything I say will be true. If you are a MAGA person, you may be offended.

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 25, 2023

Ted Lieu entered into the congressional record. The judge findings that Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll. pic.twitter.com/cwbEuIVv3E

— Elli Anderson (@ElliLAnderson) July 25, 2023