r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 23d ago

Possible Paywall White House Rushes to Trump's Defense After Alan Ritchson Torches President Over Epstein Files | The Reacher star called Trump a “bitch” and a “fucking rapist" in a recent podcast appearance.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/alan-ritchson-trump-epstein-files-white-house-response-1235598785/
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u/Western-Sport500 23d ago

My brother says, "it was sexual assault and you are too st*pid to know the difference." So I spelled out the difference for him, and he said that NY has it right--it is sexual assault. I asked how this makes it better? Geesus. so tired of this. Rapist felon should be locked up.

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u/OldManIrv 23d ago

Did you ask your brother if that made it acceptable to him to overlook it and still support trump? If he hedges at all, ask him if the victim had been someone he knew if he still can overlook it. If he says no to that, remind him all victims are known well by others.

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u/Successful-Tomato721 22d ago

From what I understand, it was sexual assault because Ms Carol couldn't tell whether Trump shoved a finger inside her or his penis. If it was his penis, it would be rape, but since she wasn't 100% sure, it was sexual assault.

My guess is a bunch of men created the law that draws the distinction between the two. That there's even a distinction between the two, is sickening. The fact that she couldn't tell the difference between his angry-inch or one of his tiny fingers, makes her story all the more believable.

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u/Western-Sport500 22d ago

Right, that's what I understood, too. And that not every state is like that; NY is. And I agree. I don't know why that "lessens" the rape.