Friday, 19 October 2018

Trump lawyer claims presidential immunity in Summer Zervos appeal

  • Claim of state immunity was rejected by lower court
  • One-time Apprentice contestant alleges defamation by Trump

Donald Trump’s lawyer argued vehemently in a New York appeals court on Thursday that the president has immunity from state lawsuits – despite failure of this argument in a lower court in the case involving the one-time Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos.

Summer Zervos has alleged that Trump sexually “ambushed and assaulted [her] on multiple occasions, including attacks at both his office and in a hotel room”, according to court papers.

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