Trump too busy and important to face defamation lawsuit, president's lawyers claim

[turbinetree]

Can you sue the president? The finer points of this question were subject to much legal sparring on Tuesday when a lawyer for Donald Trump argued for the dismissal of a lawsuit that threatens to reignite one of dozens of accusations of sexual assault facing the president.

The lawsuit was brought by a former contestant on The Apprentice, Summer Zervos, who claims Trump kissed her and groped her breast during a 2007 meeting to discuss business opportunities at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Trump thunderously denied her accusations, along with those of other women he called politically motivated liars. Zervos is suing Trump for defamation.

Or rather, she’s trying. In a hearing before a New York judge, Jennifer Schechter, to determine the case’s future, Trump’s attorney Marc Kasowitz argued that Zervos shouldn’t be allowed to proceed with her suit.

Trump’s denials were political speech, he said, protected from legal action, and a lawsuit would prevent the president, who holds a singular office, from performing his job.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/05/trump-defamation-lawsuit-summer-zervos


The sexual predator will be forced to meet his accuser-------------------that is the rule of law, even as far back as 1997


I smell Impeachment

[malaise]

1. I hope so

LOCK HIM UP!

[Thor_MN]

2. If he is too busy to go to court, he is too busy to play golf.

All he ever does is watch TV, eat fast food and tweet on the toilet...

He has time.

[Angry Dragon]

3. We now have a new morning bodily function

#1.....pee
#2.....poop
#3.....twitter

[NotASurfer]

4. He can just use the 25th the same way other presidents have for colonoscopies

Unless he's afraid Pentz, and a majority of his cabinet, and a supermajority of Congess will decide to make it permanent.

If defending himself in a legitimate court action means he can't do his job, the Constitution has it covered

[Demsrule86]

5. There are precedents from Clinton's time. He was sued as a sitting president.

[Gothmog]

6. Gloria Allred agreed to try to schedule the depo when trump was not playing golf

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