Monetizing fake news. It's genius. Amazingly, several pundits are quoted to the effect that calling someone a rapist in the absence of a verdict is not such a bad thing. ? It's slander, you numbskulls.https://t.co/CUvq9qieEp — Paul Epps (@paulepps) December 16, 2024 Some of the comments are extraordinary. Someone named Michael J. Stern says When George Stephanopoulos said Trump “raped” E. Jean Carroll, he was using the word colloquially. I didn’t even know there was a “colloquial” use of the word “rape.” Did he use finger quotes when he said it. I bet he didn’t. Justin Baragona of the Daily Beast says, “This sets a worrisome precedent,” i.e., that you can’t say someone is guilty of a crime in the absence of a verdict. The Daily Beast is worried about that. Read more →