In the part of the country where the incident took place, rape is explicitly defined as unwanted intercourse. Unlike most other places, which defines it as any unwanted penetration. The jury had no choice but to reject it.

Trump didn’t attend because his lawyers know he has no self control and he’d rage at the verdict, ending him time in the slammer for contempt of court. The walls of Mar-a-Lardo were bleeding ketchup again, I’m sure.