Thanks for clarifying. |
Not convincing. Nobody on the record? |
Gag clause, obviously. Her sworn deposition—before the divorce was finalized with its confidentiality agreement/gag clause—is pretty convincing. |
If we don’t believe Tara Reade because her story changed, we can’t believe Ivana because her story changed |
Great, so you can stop bumping the Reade/Biden thread now. It’s 70 pages and “fetch” still isn’t happening. |
If there are plausible reasons for the story changing—a gag clause—of course we can believe Ivana before the gag clause. In fact, the pre-gag clause version is more likely to be plausible than after she was tagged by Trump’s lawyers. It’s also interesting that the statement Trump’s legal team issued on her behalf is still consistent with physical assault. |
^^^ gagged not tagged |
Are Ivana and Ivanka close?
It must be so weird knowing your father raped your mother. |
Brown? Try and focus. |
Ok, so Ivana said it was rape and after a visit from Drunpf’s lawyers, she changed her mind. We can choose to believe whichever story we like best. |
In the other thread one of the prevailing themes was that women should be believed but only after their credibility has been proven. And while I think Trump is a sleazeball, the same criteria used in the other thread should be applied here:
1- are there any inconsistencies in the story told by the alleged victim? do any details change? 2 - is there anything in the alleged victim's past or present that tells us about her character and whether or not she should be believed? 3- are there any details that we know about the alleged assault that seem implausible - the clothes worn, the weather that day etc 4- what was the timeline for coming forward? was there a delay? Are there any possible alternative motivations for disclosure and for the timeline? 5- did the alleged victim not tell multiple people soon after the event or are some supposed witnesses not willing to talk openly and publicly? 6 - is the alleged victim's story different from your own experience and the experience of others you know. did the alleged victim didn't act and react the way you did or would expect to them to act and react? 7- has the alleged victim been unable to produce documents or videos or other material evidence to show the assault happened? 8 - did the alleged victim forget any details of what happened or are there any gaps in the story? If the answer to any of the above is yes, then the alleged victim does not have the credibility to be believed. |
These are bogus criteria. What is your agenda? No, Ivana probably didn’t have CCTV running in her bedroom when she was allegedly attacked (#7). She did, however swear to her allegations in a deposition (#7). Your #7 is a ridiculous standard. Talk about not believing women.... In fact there are plausible reasons—a new gag clause—why Ivana’s story changed between her sworn deposition and after the divorce was finalized (#1). Why did you exclude the possibility of solid explanations for a story change from your “list”? |
You are a dummy. |
+1. LOL, does pp think this is how it works in court? This reminds me of the bad old days when women were required to provide witnesses to their rape, otherwise they got jailed for libeling the rapist. |
Those compartments are known as safe deposit boxes. |