Our Esteemed President: Judge orders Trump sit for 7-hour deposition in early January

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(CNN)Before President-elect Donald Trump heads to the White House on January 20, he will find himself back in the witness chair for questioning in his ongoing contractual dispute with celebrity chef, Jose Andres.

DC Superior Court Judge Jennifer A. Di Toro ruled Wednesday that Trump must sit for a deposition in New York City the first week of January, and it may last up to seven hours.
Trump sued Andres for breach of contract after Andres backed out of a plan for a restaurant in Trump's new luxury hotel in Washington. Andres claimed he canceled plans for the project after Trump made disparaging remarks about Mexicans during the presidential campaign.

Trump's attorneys previously agreed to his deposition in New York City, but sought to limit the length and scope of questioning, arguing in court filings that "Mr. Trump is not just any apex deponent; he is the President-elect ... It is not an overstatement that he is extremely busy handling matters of very significant public importance."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/politics/donald-trump-deposition-washington-hotel/index.html

[pangaia]

1. "Mr. Trump is not just any apex deponent;

It is not an overstatement that he is extremely busy handling matters of very significant public importance."

Fuck that shit, asshole..
No it is NOT an overstatement. It is an outright lie !

There, now I feel better.

[milestogo]

3. Mr Trump is an apex predator

who preys on everyone.

[JustinL]

4. he's still making the bullshit "I don't have time" argument?

Yet somehow he has time almost every day for a rally on his pathetic, ego-stroking "thank you tour." What is the "very significant public importance" of his Nuremberg rallies?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. Thought the same thing... maybe they'll nail him on perjury as I believe the Fuhrer-Elect's testimony must be under oath. Should ask him about his connection to Russian hacking.

[JustinL]

7. It would be classic if he doesn't show and the judge throws him in jail for contempt. n/t

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

13. That would be awesome too!

[onenote]

14. and in what universe would that question be relevant to this contractual dispute?

As frustrated as we are all with the situation, why bother making silly suggestions?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

18. Gee I wonder, let's see... maybe the racist Nazi's CREDIBILITY?! The main issue in the lawsuit is Donny Tiny Hand's penchant for lying and deceit...

What's silly is lacking creativity in exposing that pie-hole tRump as a fucking cheat! Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about a G-D blowjob!! How is this any different?

[onenote]

31. Not an attorney are you

[Tanuki]

21. He had time to meet with Kanye and watch SNL. nt

[forgotmylogin]

5. If the Prez won't sit, you must acquit.

Drop the suit Donald, if you don't want to put the work in.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

19. No, please don't drop the suit... the more testimony you get from that jack-booted thug tRump, the better the chance we have of impeaching him!

[Tanuki]

22. That's what I think. Trump is so prone to lying that sooner or later

he is going to perjure himself and then we can impeach his sorry ass.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

23. Hopefully, the Electoral College will perform their patriotic duty and overturn the Fuhrer-Elect's fraudulent election. Looks like the tide is starting to turn against that fuckin' fraud!

[eleny]

8. He's between a rock and a hard place

Something he's not used to when he sues. It's bound to make him testy over the whole thing.

He's going to have his back against the wall during all the legal stuff he'll be facing in the months ahead. I've read here how he's involved in about 75 cases. Sounds like his opposition in these cases might be in the catbird seat. Especially since he settled the university business to avoid a mess.

Too bad Shakespeare isn't around to write about this guy. Or maybe someone more contemporary - Pinter. I'm not too knowledgeable about playwrights. But Pinter would capture the starkly surreal quality of all this. Whittle it down to the essential.

[McCamy Taylor]

9. Can a President pardon himself?

Maybe Trump plans to pardon all his own crimes once he is in office.

[jberryhill]

11. This is a civil suit, not a criminal proceeding.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

24. Yes, but lying under oath, a.k.a. perjury, IS criminal!

[jberryhill]

25. He hasn't even been deposed yet

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

30. Yes, I'm talkin bout WHEN the Great Deceiver IS deposed. That's obviously when he'll testify and, no doubt, perjure himself.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

27. The crazy thing is this is a suit he initiated.

He could drop it at any time, and as a lawyer you know, however he would be on the hook for the plaintiff's legal fees.

[jberryhill]

28. Not if there are counterclaims.

I haven't looked at the docket on this one, but if the defendant filed counterclaims, then he can't drop it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

29. Too bad that woman who accused him of quid pro quo sexual harassment is time limited.

[jberryhill]

10. Seven hours, incidentally, is the default federal rule

If you are conducting a deposition in a federal civil suit, you get seven hours.

[NYC Liberal]

12. The GOP witch hunt against Bill Clinton is coming home to roost.

It was that witch hunt that led SCOTUS to rule that the president can be sued while in office for things done before they became president, and be forced to testify while in office.

Granted he isn't in office yet -- but he still has 75 lawsuits pending.

[WillowTree]

15. Tump is the plaintiff in this suit, not the defendant.

[Vinca]

16. Chef Andres didn't sue Trump, Trump sued him. Of course the orange blob should be deposed.

(Pssssst . . . Chef . . . if they offer to settle go for a minimum of 8 figures.)

[spanone]

17. precisely!

[BigDemVoter]

20. Are there any rape charges still pending, or did they bully the witnesses

into dropping charges?

I generally know about these things, but I've been in a funk (imagine that) for -- hmm---maybe slightly more than a month?

There have so many huge scandals (any one of which would have brought any other president DOWN) that it's impossible to keep them straight, as it's daily. . .

[BeyondGeography]

26. Matters of importance like the VF review of his shitty restaurant