# Trump sued for decades-old rape **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 25, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296 "2016-06-25T06:11:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/21 "2016-06-26T16:20:48Z")
None of that is surprising. Given his personality and power, it would be SHOCKING if there weren’t allegations of such nature against him. (And frankly, I think it would be shocking if there weren’t some truth to at least some of them. He seems to be the type of egotistical entitled douchebag who wouldn’t understand that not all women WANT to have sex with him. Unlike Bill Cosby, who seems like the type of guy who respects other people. But I don’t know him.) ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/22 "2016-06-26T16:51:58Z")
It is just paradoxical for lack of a better word to listen to him complain about how all Mexicans are rapists when he has been accused of sexual assault by at least 3 or 4 different women. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/23 "2016-06-26T18:06:06Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > It is just paradoxical for lack of a better word to listen to him complain about how all Mexicans are rapists when he has been accused of sexual assault by at least 3 or 4 different women. But he was born here and he’s rich. Somehow that makes a difference. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/24 "2016-06-26T18:22:01Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > Unlike Bill Cosby, who seems like the type of guy who respects other people. _snerk_ ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/25 "2016-06-26T20:22:15Z")
In what little I can research, the worst that will happen for Trump is he’ll settle. It seems to be a pattern: [http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-trump-lawsuits/](http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-trump-lawsuits/) > [@](#): > > altogether Trump and his companies have either sued or been sued at least 1,300 times since 2000, a Bloomberg analysis of state and federal court filings from around the country shows. (Even that total falls short: Court documents on scores more lawsuits against Trump dating back to the 1980s are no longer readily available.) > Over 1,300 cases since 2000 The article goes on to say he settles out of court 35% of the time. (To clarify, it says, > [@](#): > > …Of the cases in which the outcome is in the public record, 59 have been settled, or 35 percent. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/26 "2016-06-27T13:37:47Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > _snerk_ Yeah, “seems like” can be deceiving. Maybe Trump shows great respect towards women in one on one situations. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/27 "2016-06-27T16:46:22Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > You know, if I were going to suggest a conspiracy theory here - I’d suggest that Hillary is paying this woman to sue Donald, in order to preempt any of Donald’s attempts to revive Broaddrick’s charges. Now Bill and Donald both have been accused of raping someone twenty years ago (forty years, now, for Bill of course), only the Donald’s accuser is at least willing to testify about it under oath. Clinton’s not going to be any more eager than Trump to highlight (let alone fund) a lawsuit that puts [Jeffrey Epstein](http://www.dailywire.com/news/5749/both-trump-and-clinton-went-jeffrey-epsteins-sex-amanda-prestigiacomo) in the public eye and alleges that he is a sexual predator. ---
**Author:** ![UberArchetype](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/2bfe46/32.png) [@UberArchetype](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UberArchetype)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/28 "2016-07-03T16:00:31Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > None of that is surprising. Given his personality and power, it would be SHOCKING if there weren’t allegations of such nature against him. On the contrary, I believe this type of fake news is amazingly trivial and completely expected, either way. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/29 "2016-07-04T00:32:28Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > Look, I think Trump is probably guilty… Great, you think he’s probably guilty. Offering nothing to back up your views. I think Trump probably supports West Ham United. Don’t ask me for any evidence of that, I only said “probably”. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/30 "2016-07-04T00:46:26Z")
Agreed that this is best ignored until and unless it is settled, a verdict comes in, or at least some solid evidence is presented. It might get dropped before any of those occur. Curious though - if Trump wins and this goes to trial after the election and he is, hypothetically, found guilty, then that would lead to impeachment, correct? Rape is a “high crime” is it not? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/31 "2016-07-04T01:37:49Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Curious though - if Trump wins and this goes to trial after the election and he is, hypothetically, found guilty, then that would lead to impeachment, correct? Rape is a “high crime” is it not? No, it isn’t. A “high crime” is whatever the House and Senate agree it is, according to the rules for the impeachment trial laid out in the Constitution. It isn’t really a criminal concept, but rather a political one: Think of it as our version of a confidence vote, except it’s one branch of government losing confidence in the leader of a separate, co-equal branch of government, as opposed to a parliament replacing its own leadership. The flip side is that impeachment can only remove someone from office. You need an actual criminal trial in an actual criminal court to convict someone of an actual crime. In short, calling rape a “high crime” is misunderstanding the concept entirely. There is no, and there can never be, a list of what constitutes a “high crime” because the system doesn’t work like that. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/32 "2016-07-04T01:43:31Z")
Given that all of this is happening in America I am waiting for the other serious accusations to reach the light of day - for when the “authorities” stop covering for Clinton and that 37 year old allegation that Clinton raped a kindergarten teacher with a strap-on… ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/33 "2016-07-04T06:28:47Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > It hasn’t even been a week since somebody flat out tried to _murder_ the guyr. Puh-leese. A whacko tried to take a gun off of a law enforcement officer at the rally, and somehow that turned into “flat out tired to murder Trump” versus “whacko tried to get some attention”. Dunno about you but I’m not calling that a serious assassination attempt. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/34 "2016-07-04T22:36:11Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > … for when the “authorities” stop covering for Clinton and that 37 year old allegation that Clinton raped a kindergarten teacher with a strap-on… Which Clinton? ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/35 "2016-07-05T13:37:49Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Which Clinton? Never heard of this allegation and it has all the hallmarks of a smear. However, if in the unlikely event of there being any truth in the allegation, I can’t imagine it being Bill. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/36 "2016-07-05T13:49:45Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Which Clinton? Turns out from the latest reports it was a spit roast situation. With Chelsea husband and Gold Man Sacks employee filming… ---
**Author:** ![theR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@theR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theR)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/37 "2016-07-05T13:54:40Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > It hasn’t even been a week since somebody flat out tried to _murder_ the guy. Given the possibilities of “Trump raped a 13 year old 20 years ago, and the victim and her family refused to strike while the iron was hot” and “At least one person in the United States hates Trump enough to accuse him of a crime which is both abhorrent and leaves no substantial evidence” I’m going to go with the latter. There is supposedly a witness who saw the whole thing. [Why The New Child Rape Case Filed Against Donald Trump Should Not Be Ignored](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/why-the-new-child-rape-ca_b_10619944.html) ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/38 "2016-07-05T14:03:36Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > Never heard of this allegation and it has all the hallmarks of a smear. > However, if in the unlikely event of there being any truth in the allegation, I can’t imagine it being Bill. What sort of partisan rubbish is this? Why are you trying to emasculated Bill this way? What do you have to gain from alleging Bill is impotent? ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/39 "2016-07-05T14:53:07Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > What sort of partisan rubbish is this? Why are you trying to emasculated Bill this way? What do you have to gain from alleging Bill is impotent? I’m saying entirely the opposite. Whatever I may think of his political views I’ve always considered him to be an upright citizen… Ooh, err, Missus… ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296/40 "2016-07-05T15:30:02Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > I’m saying entirely the opposite. Whatever I may think of his political views I’ve always considered him to be an upright citizen… > > Ooh, err, Missus… What the he’ll? Now you want to double down and accuse him of mixing cialis and the little blue pill and suffering from priapism? When will this partisanship bullshit stop. That bill used hundreds of hard on enhancers …more than four times the national average in fact is nododies business but his own!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-sued-for-decades-old-rape/758296.md?page=3)