E. Jean Carroll's case against Trump is going to trial. As Paul Campos notes, this is a civil trial, not a criminal trial, which means a preponderance of the evidence and not "beyond a reasonable doubt."
Unlike with the Dominion case against Fox, Carroll is not looking for a huge payout. She's looking for vindication, so I don't see her settling. Trump should certainly be found guilty based on the preponderance of the evidence, which is basically a backdoor way of establishing - in court - that he is a sexual predator.
Once again, and I will say this clearly for those invested in abstract and obsolete ideas about the American Body Politic: It will not matter to his primary campaign. Donald Trump being de facto found guilty of sexual assault will not disqualify him in anyway from becoming the GOP nominee again. There is no shame he can endure that will make him drop out, and there is no evidence that can be revealed that will cause Cult 45 to abandon him.
Stop it. Stop thinking your rules apply to him or that normal political behavior is part of the modern GOP electorate.
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