Why isn't there more discussion about allegations of Trump raping a CHILD?

[Happyhippychick]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/why-the-new-child-rape-ca_b_10619944.html

An anonymous “Jane Doe” filed a federal lawsuit against GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump last week, accusing him of raping her in 1994 when she was thirteen years old. The mainstream media ignored the filing.

If the Bill Cosby case has taught us anything, it is to not disregard rape cases against famous men. Serious journalists have publicly apologized for turning a blind eye to the Cosby accusers for over a decade, notwithstanding the large number of women who had come forward with credible claims. And now history is repeating itself.

In covering a story, a media outlet is not finding guilt. It is simply reporting the news that a lawsuit has been filed against Mr. Trump, and ideally putting the complaint in context. Unproven allegations are just that - unproven, and should be identified that way. (Mr. Trump’s lawyer says the charges are “categorically untrue, completely fabricated and politically motivated.”) Proof comes later, at trial. But the November election will come well before any trial. And while Mr. Trump is presumed innocent, we are permitted - no, we are obligated — to analyze the case’s viability now.

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I have done that. And the answer is a clear “yes.” These allegations are credible. They ought not be ignored. Mainstream media, I’m looking at you.


We need to keep this story going DU. This is very serious!

[Doodley]

1. Should be on every media outlet!

IMO, whether this allegation is true or not, Trump is a monster. The same standard of reporting should apply to Trump as to Bill Cosby.

[MH1]

11. Didn't it take about 25 women coming forward before people got serious about Cosby?

25 might be an exaggeration. But I know it was a lot of women.

I'm not saying it shouldn't be considered, if there is any credibility to the allegation. What I am saying is that it is not unusual for it to be ignored when there is only one accuser that is way past the statute of limitations.

[SheriffBob]

2. At least it's on the internet

Sigh.

[MineralMan]

3. Be patient until after the conventions.

The feces flinging will begin shortly after that. From both sides.

[femmocrat]

5. One would think he would be more careful tossing the word "rape" around.

He does use it repeatedly.

I have been reading about this case on the internets, but it seems the MSM is being more cautious for now.

Lisa Bloom could show up on TV any day, though!

[7wo7rees]

6. Be careful what you wish for. There are many reports out

there in cyberspace linking Bill C. to Epstein as well.

[4139]

8. beat me to it.

Bill supposed stuff with Epstein happened when cell phone were around

[Happyhippychick]

10. Ya know, sometimes its really not about the politics. It's about doing the right thing.

Anyone who rapes a child should go to jail, even if it's Bill. That's not the point.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. How did poor Bill get pulled into this?

There is an affidavit from one of Epstein's victims that she never saw Bill Clinton act inappropriately,

OTOH, there are pleadings where a woman alleges when she was twelve she saw Trump assault a thirteen year old girl.

[Happyhippychick]

15. Yes you are correct, I got sucked into that one.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. Bill knows him and has been in his presence... I doubt Bill knew he liked young teen age girls.

Jeffrey Epstein also knows everybody from Trump to Clinton to Prince Charles to John Kerry to Tony Blair. The rich and powerful are different than you and i, really different.

I despise Trump. I think he's loathsome, but I don't believe he's insane and that is what a man in his position would have to be to have sex with a thirteen year old girl.



Here is the allegation:

I personally witnessed four sexual encounters that the Plaintiff was forced to have with Mr. Trump during this period, including the fourth of these encounters where Mr. Trump forcibly raped her despite her pleas to stop.

I personally witnessed the one occasion where Mr. Trump forced the Plaintiff and a 12-year-old female named Maria [to] perform oral sex on Mr. Trump and witnessed his physical abuse of both minors when they finished the act.

It was my job to personally witness and supervise encounters between the underage girls that Mr. Epstein hired and his guests.

http://www.snopes.com/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit.

[Happyhippychick]

18. I'm not sure he has to be insane, I think he definitely has to feel he is above the law.

And he has to be desirous of children. I'm not sure that he is, but he has said some very whacked out, creepy things about his own daughter so I don't think it's completely out of the question.

And I believe that he has the hubris to feel he is above the law and entitled.

So I'm not ruling it out.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. We'll see...

Do a google search of Jeffrey Epstein.

[Happyhippychick]

20. Yeah, scummy guy.

[In_The_Wind]

7. Wow! Is Trump a rapist? This should be brought out in the open.

[sarae]

9. I agree.

If he really did this, he should be brought to justice.

I'm tired of this f*cker getting away with anything and everything. I'm tired of him pointing fingers at people for doing nothing while he gets away with murder.

[SheenaR]

12. I hate Trump

Let's be clear.

But if this were an actual rape case involving a nominee for President, do you honestly think this would be kept hush hush? Bill Cosby is not a reasonable comparison at all.

Having worked on a Presidential campaign and seen the depths that candidates will go to, true or not, I would think it would be genius for the Clinton camp to have put this out even without evidence. Then, when he comes at Bill for indiscretions he looks like a whining baby and rendered ineffective against Bill.

Not accusing the campaign, I think it would be genius though. But that's my heavily jaded political opinion

[Happyhippychick]

16. Do I think that if it was an actual rape case it would be kept hush hush?

I'm not sure it is an actual rape case. I am sure that it is an actual allegation and I don't understand why there isn't being made more of this when Hillary undergoes a proctology exam every time she steps in front of a microphone.

[Vinca]

14. Maybe it's best we don't discuss it since someone else also associated with Epstein.

[okasha]

21. Because people are running around with their hair on fire

shrieking because Bill Clinton talked to Loretta Lynch.