Rep. Nancy Mace (RS.C.) refuses to be shamed for supporting Donald Trump.
On Sunday, ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos used Mace’s own traumatic experience as a rape victim to question his support for Trump.
Stephanopoulos, Bill Clinton’s former top adviser, framed his question by citing E. Jean Carroll’s accusations against the former president. Carroll claims that Trump raped her in the mid-1990s, but she only came forward in 2019. Still, last year a civil jury found Trump liable for her sexual abuse. She says Trump has never been convicted in a criminal trial, much less she has ever been criminally charged in the case, and she maintains her innocence.
But Mace had no patience for Stephanopoulos’ political gamesmanship.
“I was raped when I was 16 years old, and as any rape survivor will tell you, I lived with incredible shame for 30 years for having been raped. “The reason I didn’t come forward is because of that judgment and shame that I felt.” “And that’s the shame you’ll never feel, George. “I’m not going to be asked questions that are designed to humiliate me about being a rape victim,” she replied.
“Actually, it’s not meant to humiliate you,” Stephanopoulos protested.
“No, you’re humiliating me!” Mace shot back.
But Stephanopoulos dismissed his own question, arguing that the question was legitimate because Mace supports Trump as a presidential candidate and he has been found civilly liable for sexual abuse. defended.
“First of all, this is not a criminal trial,” Mace replied. “Secondly, I am disgusted that I live with shame and yet you are questioning my political choices and trying to shame me as a rape victim.”
For the next few minutes, Mr. Stephanopoulos continued to defend his questions, while Mr. Mace accused him of using the rape to shame his political decisions.
“You’re questioning my political choices because I was raped,” Mace said. “And I think that’s disgusting.”
Mace is right. Implicit in Stephanopoulos’ questions is that her political support for Trump is at odds with her experience as a rape survivor.
But as Mace rightly pointed out, Stephanopoulos repeatedly got his facts wrong.
Trump was not found “guilty” of anything, and a New York civil jury also did not find him responsible for the rape. in fact, The jury found Trump in particular. no responsibility for rape. Instead, the jury found him responsible for the sexual abuse. These are important differences.
Additionally, the burden of proof in the Carroll Civil Action regarding issues of rape or sexual abuse is a “preponderance of the evidence,” which is much lower than “beyond a reasonable doubt” or “by clear and convincing evidence.” It was the standard of evidence. This meant that Carol had to convince the jury that there was at least a 50% chance that her claims were true. There are important reasons why this burden of proof does not apply in criminal trials.
After Mace emphasized the distinction between civil and criminal matters, Stephanopoulos shockingly told Mace: “I’m very happy with what Donald Trump did.”
Hours after the interview, Mace slammed Stephanopoulos on social media, pointing out the discomfort of being lectured by someone who worked for Bill Clinton.
“I don’t need rape explained to me by a liberal Clinton fan who wants to make this election about rape. It’s disgusting,” Mace said. Said.
“I will not be ashamed to be raped by a man who worked for a president who wagged his finger and lied to the American people about having oral sex with an intern in the Oval Office.” Said In another post.
stephanopoulos, mace Addedit is a “complete and total POS”.
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