Summer Zervos Lawyers: Well Depose Trump at Mar-a-Lago
I would pop popcorn for the world to see this!
Summer Zervos’ Lawyers: We’ll Depose Trump at Mar-a-Lago
https://www.thedailybeast.com/summer-zervoss-lawyers-well-depose-trump-at-mar-a-lago
A judge will soon rule on whether the ‘Apprentice’ star—who accused Trump of sexual harassment—can continue her defamation lawsuit against him.
12.05.17 4:33 PM ET
Lawyers for Donald J. Trump and former reality-show contestant Summer Zervos appeared before a New York state judge today in a hearing that could affect the future of Trump’s presidency.
Trump’s legal team, led by shock-haired “pit bull” Marc Kasowitz, argued in court today that a defamation lawsuit filed on behalf of Summer Zervos, who says the president groped her years ago after she appeared on season five of The Apprentice, should be dismissed.
Zervos came forward in October 2016 to allege her former reality-show boss had kissed her on the mouth without her consent, groped her breasts, and pressing his genitals up against her. After Trump responded by saying she was lying, Zervos sued.
Standing before Judge Jennifer Schecter in the New York Supreme Court, Kasowitz said that Zervos’ lawsuit was based on false accusations, and that her claims and the lawsuit were politically motivated. Further, Trump’s attorneys said, the president’s speech was “political speech,” and as such, protected by the First Amendment. If all else failed, Kasowitz offered that Trump’s new position as president immunized him against a civil lawsuit in state court.
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Addressing the concern that a lawsuit might be burdensome to the president, Wang noted President Trump’s extensive leisure time, and offered to schedule a deposition at Mar-a-Lago, “in between rounds of golf,” a suggestion which invited sniggers from the room of journalists packed to hear the afternoon’s arguments. ..........................
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