Defamation lawsuit
Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY
Published 7:34 p.m. ET Dec. 5, 2017
NEW YORK — The lawsuit filed against President Trump by a former contestant on The Apprentice who accused him of groping and then defaming her moved a step closer Tuesday to a decision on whether the case should go to trial.
In clashing court arguments, lawyers for Summer Zervos said she suffered threats after Trump publicly said she had "made up" her claims in a politically motivated effort to help Hillary Clinton beat him in the 2016 presidential race.
Trump "cannot be allowed to attack a woman who has factually described his sexual groping and be allowed to get off scot-free," argued Zervos attorney Mariann Meier Wang during the hour-long hearing before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Schecter.
Marc Kasowitz, Trump's personal lawyer, contended that Trump said nothing wrong while defending himself. He also argued that the case cannot legally be tried in state court, and should be dismissed or at least delayed ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/12/05/former-apprentice-contestant-battles-trump-defamation-lawsuit-hearing/921506001/
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