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Don't forget that Trump is now a convicted rapist, as confirmed by the judge in his E Jean Carroll case. Close to half of the US population is willing to vote for a convicted rapist. Now tell me democracy is not in peril in the United States with a straight face.
That's not really true. The E Jean Carroll case found him liable for defamation in a civil case. The standard was lower than for a criminal conviction (just as OJ lost his civil case but was not convicted of murder).
Furthermore, Trump basically accepted that he was liable for defamation, but not necessarily guilty of rape. That was enough for the judge, so he did not have to "confirm" anything else.
You're kind of both right and both wrong. Trump was not literally convicted of rape, that's true. On the otherhand the defamation he was found guilty of was saying the E Jean Carroll was lying about him raping her. One logically follows from the other. You do raise a good point though in that the burden of proof in this case was lower.
At the very least we can say it is highly likely Trump is a rapist based on his conviction (plus the various comments he has been caught making such as his infamous "grab em by the pussy" remark).
Actually, Trump was explicitly found NOT liable for rape, but for "sexual abuse" in the E Jean Carroll case. This was a question that was asked of the jury, and they said that they had not proven that he raped her.
That said, I fully believe he did rape her and do agree with your assertion that it is still likely that he's a rapist. However, it is still factually inaccurate to say he's a "convicted rapist" or even that he was found liable for rape because those have specific legal meanings.