Trump claims executive privilege in lawsuit

[gibraltar72]

Trumps lawyers have filed a claim in a civil suit in New York that constitution keeps him from being sued by a former apprentice contestant who claims he assaulted her the lied about it and defamed her.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Good luck with that argument.

He probably can't hire competent lawyers any more because he's stiffed so many in the past.

[Frances]

2. Precedent

Supreme Court allowed similar case to go forward against Bill Clinton

[BeeBee]

3. Yes. Clinton V Jones

Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case establishing that a sitting President of the United States has no immunity from civil law litigation against him or her, for acts done before taking office and unrelated to the office.

[DFW]

10. White House counsel HAD to have told him this already

So this is probably a delaying tactic until his private lawyers have paid the woman off.

[spanone]

11. just gonna post that.

[Baitball Blogger]

20. Yup.

[global1]

4. Really? For An Assault Case Before He Was President?....

what next? I've had it with this guy. I haven't had a good nights sleep since the election. My blood pressure is up. He's killing me.

[CajunBlazer]

13. Don't stress out over this asshole

Shit always eventually drains down the sewer

[dchill]

16. I have a strong feeling that the sewer is plugged.

That'll have to be fixed first.

[CajunBlazer]

17. That's why we have "plumbers"

Better know as the FBI.

[malaise]

25. +1,000

The system is way more powerful than Groper Don the Con

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Uh, wasn't it decided that a sitting president could be sued back in

1997. SCOTUS said so in Clinton vs. Jones.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Wasn't Kellyanne's husband involved in that lawsuit?

[Thomas Hurt]

6. Surprised

His lackeys didn't plead divine right of Kings....

[GliderGuider]

14. Or in Trump's case, "Droit du seigneur"

Droit du seigneur ("lord's right&quot , also known as ius primae noctis ("right of the first night&quot , refers to a supposed legal right in medieval Europe, and elsewhere, allowing feudal lords to have sexual relations with subordinate women (the "wedding night" detail is specific to some variants).

[gibraltar72]

8. He was

an executive then thus he had executive privilege seems simple!

[beachbum bob]

9. excutive proviledge can only cover actions done while in office or clinton

would have used it in the lawsuit by paula jones


trump needs better lawyers

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. To be more specific it only covers governmental related actions.

[uponit7771]

24. +1, they're a scary level stupid

[bdamomma]

12. what makes him think he is above the law???

didn't he break a law?

article here:


http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/trump-lawyer-claims-the-constitution-prevents-ex-apprentice-contestant-from-suing-the-president/

[DDySiegs]

15. Paula Jones v. Bill Clinton - Dispositive here?

The Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that Paula Jones civil action against Bill Clinton could proceed, notwithstanding the fact that he was the sitting president. See 520 U.S. 681(1997) -- Justice John Paul Stevens, unanimous opinion. This should be dispositive regarding Trump's assertion absent unusual circumstances.

[procon]

18. Its just a delaying tactic that forces the plaintiff to respond. That legalese

will go back and forth, racking up charges that may eventually end the lawsuit if the plaintiff runs out of money to continue.

[Gothmog]

19. That is a weak and dumb argument

[sheshe2]

22. Weak and dumb

just like this prez.

[herding cats]

23. Didn't Trump just pick George Conway to head the civil division of the Justice Department?

Trumps gonna be pissed when he finds out Conway ruined this defense for him.


"He was part of the team of lawyers in the 1990s who represented Paula Jones in her sexual harassment lawsuit against then-President Bill Clinton. He helped write the Supreme Court brief in the case that would establish a legal precedent for a sitting president to be sued in civil court."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/30/politics/kellyanne-conways-husband-on-short-list-for-top-us-lawyer-job/

[jberryhill]

26. No, that's not a claim of "executive privilege"

It is a claim of immunity. It will fail.