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Trump Lawyers Argue He’s Immune from Civil Suit Because He’s President

HeadlineMar 29, 2017

President Trump is trying to argue that, because he’s president, he is immune from a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who has accused him of sexual assault. Summer Zervos says Trump repeatedly sexually assaulted her during a meeting in 2007, kissing her on the lips, pressing his body against hers and groping her breasts, all without her consent. She was among a series of women who accused Trump of sexual assault during the 2016 campaign. She’s now suing him for defamation, after Trump called her and other women accusers “liars” during the 2016 campaign. Trump’s lawyers are now arguing that Trump is immune from all civil lawsuits filed in state court until he leaves office.

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