All the news headlines and verdict said sexual abuse, which was kind of vague, but I just found out today that the judge clarified that this was a matter of legal definition and by the verdict of the trial and the case, trump has been found guilty of penetrative rape.

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      Found guilty

      Technically not, and this is an important distinction because the level of evidence required for a civil case is less than that of a criminal case.

      He has been found civilly liable for something legally distinct from rape

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          nope, it’s Donald “civally liable for acts equivalent to, but legally distinct from, rape” John “grab 'em by the pussy” Trump