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turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 11:33 AM Oct 2018

Zervos Lawsuit Judges Fret Over Whether NY Court Can Jail A Sitting President

By JENNIFER PELTZ
October 19, 2018 9:48 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Appeals court judges weighing President Donald Trump’s bid to shut down a former “Apprentice” contestant’s defamation suit against him are asking a hypothetical question: Could a New York court order the president to jail if he were to buck an order in the case?

The question came up — but wasn’t definitively answered — as lawyers for Trump and ex-contestant Summer Zervos argued Thursday in a New York appeals court.

Zervos sued Trump for calling her a liar after she accused him of unwanted kissing and groping in two incidents in 2007. Trump’s lawyers are trying to get the case dismissed or delayed until after his presidency.

Thursday’s court session focused on one of the Trump legal team’s central arguments: that a sitting president can’t be sued in a state court over conduct outside official duties. It made for a discussion largely about Constitutional clauses and legal interpretation.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/summer-zervos-defamation-lawsuit-arguments-sitting-president-jail

Dispose trump and then he will lie....................and commit perjury..............

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Zervos Lawsuit Judges Fret Over Whether NY Court Can Jail A Sitting President (Original Post) turbinetree Oct 2018 OP
There's no need for them to worry too much about that as they won't be the ones making the final... PoliticAverse Oct 2018 #1
I forgot, they just anointed one that thinks the orange one is above the law per turbinetree Oct 2018 #2

PoliticAverse

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1. There's no need for them to worry too much about that as they won't be the ones making the final...
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 11:54 AM
Oct 2018

decision on the matter, the US Supreme Court would.

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
2. I forgot, they just anointed one that thinks the orange one is above the law per
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 12:02 PM
Oct 2018

the Federalist Society/ Heritage Foundation University rules................

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