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[–] homesweethomeMrL 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/19/trump-carroll-judge-rape/

Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll

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“The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was ‘raped’ within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape,’ ” Kaplan wrote.

He added: “Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.”

[–] Lauchs 1 points 13 hours ago

Exactly, the key bit being "Ms Carroll failed to prove that she was 'raped' within the meaning of the New York Penal Law'

In other words, even though he wasn't found liable for rape, she was raped as the word is commonly understood. Unfortunately, Stephanopolous made the claim (repeatedly I believe) that trump had been found liable for rape.