>> That's easy ...
Well it is not easy, because the accuser claimed she was raped. The judge claimed that she was raped. But the jury found that Trump had "sexually abused" the woman, and specifically NOT "raped" her. If she was digitally penetrated by Trump and that is tantamount to rape, then, they would found him liable for rape, NOT sexual touching.
This seems a little technical, but it is actually quite specific: There were two jurors who did not believe the claim of sexual penetration, which there could be no finding of liability for rape. That is determinative.
That the judge misstated, mischaracterized, or lied about the meaning of the decision. The jury's decision is final, not his personal view.
No evidence credible evidence was provided of rape or even sexual touching. These were two jurors who clearly were under pressure to hammer Trump, could not go so far as finding he raped (or digitally penetrated) the woman, and chose to "split the baby" and find him liable for "sexually touching" the woman, something most men can be accused of at some point in their lives. When I was young, I did it as often as possible.
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