Judge won't dismiss 'Apprentice' contestant suit vs. Trump
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March 21, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — A defamation lawsuit brought by a former contestant on "The Apprentice" who accused President Donald Trump of unwanted sexual contact can move forward while he is in office, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Judge Jennifer Schecter wrote that "no one is above the law" in siding with Summer Zervos, who sued the Republican after he dismissed as "fabricated" and "made-up" her claims of misconduct at a Beverly Hills, California, hotel in 2007. Her lawsuit seeks an apology and at least $2,914.
Trump's lawyers had argued the U.S. Constitution immunized him from being sued in state court wh...
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