Because he was forcing his mouth on her, that’s why.
And let’s focus properly here: the test of a rape is not whether the woman screams, but whether the man forced himself on the woman. This is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, because #45 has admitted as much on tape.
He likes doing this. That’s why his ridiculous “defense” that “she’s not my type” – what, you have a type for rape? Did you just say that out loud? – is not only disgusting but irrelevant. Rape is about power, not sex.
A number of experts have pointed out that the lawyer here may have been acting in a way that #45 likes – aggressively attacking the victim – but it may well have been the worst possible way to win the case. Attacking the victim draws the sympathy of the jury. And she’s not only handled herself very well indeed, she has corroborating evidence from her friend and from others who experienced the same kind of brutal attack.
Meanwhile, #45 isn’t even bothering to show up – another misstep, as far as a jury is concerned. It demonstrates decisively his contempt not only for the lawsuit but for women in general and rape in particular. The judge has already warned the lawyer about having his defendant show up.
I expect #45 may be in Scotland “just in case” – he called it “home,” which a lot of Scots disagree with – but he’s probably counting on just bulling his way through this as usual, ignoring it, refusing to pay, countersuing, etc., etc., etc. We shall see.
Because he was forcing his mouth on her, that’s why.
And let’s focus properly here: the test of a rape is not whether the woman screams, but whether the man forced himself on the woman. This is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, because #45 has admitted as much on tape.
He likes doing this. That’s why his ridiculous “defense” that “she’s not my type” – what, you have a type for rape? Did you just say that out loud? – is not only disgusting but irrelevant. Rape is about power, not sex.
A number of experts have pointed out that the lawyer here may have been acting in a way that #45 likes – aggressively attacking the victim – but it may well have been the worst possible way to win the case. Attacking the victim draws the sympathy of the jury. And she’s not only handled herself very well indeed, she has corroborating evidence from her friend and from others who experienced the same kind of brutal attack.
Meanwhile, #45 isn’t even bothering to show up – another misstep, as far as a jury is concerned. It demonstrates decisively his contempt not only for the lawsuit but for women in general and rape in particular. The judge has already warned the lawyer about having his defendant show up.
I expect #45 may be in Scotland “just in case” – he called it “home,” which a lot of Scots disagree with – but he’s probably counting on just bulling his way through this as usual, ignoring it, refusing to pay, countersuing, etc., etc., etc. We shall see.