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But to many observers on social media, that’s exactly what the Fulton County district attorney was doing.

Writer E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her in a Manhattan department store in a lawsuit, and a jury found him liable for sexual abuse. A judge this month rejected Trump’s defamation counterclaim, saying Carroll’s insistence in a post-verdict TV interview that Trump raped her was “substantially true.”

“Mr. Trump did in fact ’rape’ Ms. Carroll as that term commonly is used and understood in contacts outside of the New York Penal Law,” Judge Lewis Kaplan wrote in tossing Trump’s suit.

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[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember, white collar crime is the most costly form of crime in America. Not just financially but also socially. There's a strong argument that if all white collar crime was eliminated, the majority of blue collar crime would stop.

[–] ATQ@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's a strong argument that if all white collar crime was eliminated, the majority of blue collar crime would stop.

That’s an interesting argument. Do you have any articles or papers that support it available?

[–] gramathy@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For starters, wage theft is the largest dollar amount of theft in the US and that would improve some of the lowest paid workers lives if resolved.

I don’t know about all, but it would certainly alleviate the financial stress of some.

[–] VanillaGorilla@kbin.social 35 points 1 year ago

I wonder if she could be any dumber without being unable to find her way through doors.

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Obvious answer: She is doing just that.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Marjorie Taylor green has her head so far up her ass she has no idea what the fuck reality is anymore

[–] jkmooney@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I believe the condition is called "Rectal Oculitus", when your head gets stuck so far up your ass it gives you a shitty outlook. ;)

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

If you're wondering, MTG considers Jan 6th rioting among the list of crimes that aren't "real crimes" as well.

[–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Deal! Let's go after Gaetz, Trump, and check on right-wing organizations for questionable materials. Ah yes, Trump is a rapist. They are doing part of that already!

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We’ll all just step back and let you think about that one for a few minutes, Greene. I’m sure you’ll get there eventually.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Narrator: "She would not get there eventually."

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As if she listens to her own words...

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 3 points 1 year ago

She seems to be prone to that, see the recent Biden ad where she went off comparing him to FDR and all his policies only for Biden to say"'yeah, you're right..."

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Fani’s waaay ahead of you Large Marge try to keep up.