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It's sexual assault if they press charges and successfully convict the offender.

The US may have a lot of unsavory parts, but rule of law and presumption of innocence are not one of them. Perhaps the progressives can stop trying to undermine them in the name of unguided censorship (e.g. trying to censor "bro banter" by painting it as sexual assault)

Was it even a non-private conversation?

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Ah, yes. The Progressive Conspiracy™ did this. It's 100% their fault that when someone brags about doing things which fit the definition of a crime, people who hear about it say "that sounds to me like he's guilty of that crime" and begin to persecute the poor, helpless, defenseless billionaire who said those things. If only we could get rid of those horrid Progressive™ attack dogs, the world would once again be safe for people to grab unsuspecting women by the pussy and brag about it, and then greatness would be restored to America.

> The US may have a lot of unsavory parts, but rule of law and presumption of innocence are not one of them. Perhaps the progressives can stop trying to undermine them in the name of unguided censorship (e.g. trying to censor "bro banter" by painting it as sexual assault)

This is my point exactly. Yet somehow I've gotten 4 downvotes for stating so. To be fair, I was prepared to be downvoted for that comment. Anything remotely pro-trump here is downvoted to hell.

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