Stephanopoulos claimed in an interview this month Trump was found liable for rape in a suit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. Former President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos Monday over accusations made during a newscast that Trump was found “liable” for rape.with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., this month, made the assertion while asking the representative to contrast her support for Trump with her experience as a victim of rape.
In the case, Trump was found liable for sexual abuse, but not rape. A federal judge wrote in that ruling that Carroll did not prove Trump raped her “within the meaning of the New York Penal Law,” but noted it “does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape.
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