In a Washington Post analysis, Aaron Blake explains that Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected Donald Trump's bid for a new trial in the E. Jean Carroll civil case, writing that the jury found Trump raped her as the word is commonly understood, with the sexual abuse verdict differing only by New York's narrower legal definition. Kaplan called Trump's argument that the finding could rest on mere groping 'frivolous,' undercutting the talking point his lawyers and defenders have used, and Blake writes his appeal will apparently continue.