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FACT CHECK #4SV18WRK

06/15/26 · 2:42 AM UTC · 11 SOURCES

“Donald Trump is a rapist.”
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TL;DR ·While legally liable for sexual abuse, a judge ruled the term "rapist" is factually accurate.

WHAT WE FOUND

A jury found Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse in a civil trial involving E. Jean Carroll, though it did not find him liable for "rape" under the specific, narrow definition provided by New York state law . However, presiding U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan later clarified that the jury’s finding—that Trump forcibly penetrated Carroll—constitutes rape as commonly understood . Judge Kaplan further ruled that it is entirely accurate to refer to Trump as a rapist based on the findings of that case . Trump has denied the allegations repeatedly, including in an April 2026 interview where he claimed to be totally exonerated . While there is no record of a criminal conviction and some sources classify the claim as "mostly false" due to the specific jury verdict , the judicial record establishes that Trump committed rape in a functional sense . Other sexual misconduct allegations involving Jeffrey Epstein have been investigated by the FBI, but many details remain redacted or unverified .

SOURCES

  1. 1 · newsweek.comFACT-CHECKER
    Fact Check: Was Donald Trump Found Guilty of Rape? - Newsweek

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  2. 2 · factually.coFACT-CHECKER
    Is Donald Trump a rapist, based on all information we ...

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  3. 3 · yahoo.comFACT-CHECKER
    Fact Check: Trump said 'I'm not a rapist' and 'I'm not a pedophile' on '60 Minutes'

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  4. 4 · supremecourt.govACADEMIC
    No. 25-573 In the Supreme Court of the United States ________________

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  5. 5 · washingtonpost.comNEWS
    Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll - The Washington Post

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  6. 6 · apnews.comNEWS
    Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards E. Jean Carroll $5M | AP News

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  7. 7 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
    Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations - Wikipedia

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  8. 8 · 19thnews.orgWEB
    The history of Donald Trump’s sexual assault allegations

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  9. 9 · truthorfake.comWEB
    Truthorfake

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  10. 10 · dailycollegian.comWEB
    Above all else, Donald Trump is a rapist – Massachusetts Daily Collegian

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  11. 11 · newrepublic.comWEB
    Judge in E. Jean Carroll Case: Yes, Donald Trump Is a Rapist | The New Republic

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