@GottaLaff

Trump uses as a "defense" that old canard of "she's not attractive, therefore I didn't rape her." You know, the one that lies about rape, pretending it is about sexuality, not violence & power.

Trump: "She's not my type."
Minutes later:" I literally cannot tell the difference between a picture of her, & a picture of the woman I cheated on my wife with, then later married."

@GottaLaff

He's really throwing the full stable of misogyny, "if she were *really* raped, she'd do X because all women are exactly the same," & rape culture at this. I practically spit at that "I'd never tell my daughters or any rape survivor how to act" BS - are you kidding? It's his entire "defense."

I guess it depends how much exposure the jury has had to real facts about rape. It's always worth sharing what we know with people in our lives.

Thank you for preparing these excerpts/summary.

@chargrille YVW.

He's presenting a typically misogynist case, plus calling her a liar. That's all he's got. Team Trump from the top down is despicable.

@GottaLaff

I expect nothing better but it is despicable nonetheless. Calling the accuser a liar is the sina qua non of the misogynist case, though they don't always state it quite so openly & desperately as Trump's hitman has here. TY again.