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The Emperor Without Clothes
Trump tried to bully the judge, the jury and his rape victim. Now, he must pay $83.3 million for defaming E. Jean Carroll.
After a jury ordered Trump to pay $83.3 million for defamation, E. Jean Carroll vows to donate the money to “something Donald Trump hates” such as “a fund for the women who have been sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.” Carroll accused Trump of using the courtroom as a “campaign stop… using the woman he sexually assaulted to get votes.” Seeing Trump in the courtroom Carroll described Trump as “nothing” with “no power.” She added, “it’s just the people around him who give him the power. It’s the emperor without clothes.”
Complete and Total Immunity
Trump is on his usual delusions. In his mind, nothing can take him down—not even criminal trials or widely seen recordings circulated from the past couple of years—all under the mistake belief of “presidential immunity”.
During his second defamation trial Trump couldn’t help himself from his usual snide comments and claims of a “witch hunt”, which almost got himself kicked out of the trial. Mika Brzenzinski describes it perfectly, “Through this trial, you really are reminded what a vile, disgusting person Donald Trump is.” Trump and his lawyers, in defense of his 91 criminal charges, have also asserted—and Trump has posted this himself on Truth Social—that “a president of the United States must have fill immunity, without which it would be very impossible for him/her to properly function.”
Republicans Stand By Your Man
Republican primary voters and the GOP leadership are still supporting Trump despite a jury concluding that Trump is liable for sexual abuse.
Trump once famously claimed that he could "shoot somebody," and "not lose any voters." Trump is still the hands down front runner to win the Republican nomination, even after 26 women have publicly accused Trump of sexual misconduct and a jury found that he sexually assaulted E. Jean Caroll. The response from Kevin McCarthy and the Republican leadership proves that power and Party loyalty is more important than holding their own members accountable for unethical or criminal behavior.
She Will Not Be Silenced
In acts of extraordinary individual courage, these women are publicly speaking out against the hateful, violent misogyny that defines Trump's GOP.
E. Jean Carroll who is suing Donald Trump said in court, “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he said it didn’t happen.” Amanda Zurawski accused Senator Cruz and Cornyn of supporting a Texas abortion ban, “I nearly died on their watch… as a result of what happened to me, I may have been robbed of the opportunity to have children in the future.” Abbey Grossberg is suing Fox News, said Tucker Carlson and his producer Justin Wells, “were responsible for breaking me and making my life a living hell.” And Rep. Zooey Zephyr warned the Republican controlled Montana state legislature that, "If you use decorum to silence people who hold you accountable, all you are doing is using decorum as a tool of oppression.”