Man accused of assaulting woman at election rally says Trump inspired him
Source: The Guardian
Lawyers for a man accused of assaulting a woman at a Trump campaign rally last year have said he acted at the urging of the candidate, complicating the presidents argument in court that he stands immune to civil lawsuits.
Alvin Bamberger was recorded in a video last March pushing a woman, Kashiya Nwanguma, at a pro-Trump rally in Louisville, Kentucky. During the altercation, Trump shouted get out and get em out of here!
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But the attorneys also made a claim against the president and his campaign, observing that throughout the 2016 election Trump repeatedly urged supporters to expel protesters, and once hinted he would pay any legal fees of those who did.
Bamberger had no prior intention to act has he did, the attorneys wrote. Bamberger would not have acted as he did without Trump and/or Trump campaigns specific urging and inspiration.
To the extent that Bamberger acted, he did so in response to and inspired by Trump and/or Trump campaigns urging to remove the protesters.
The lawyers add that if Bamberg is found liable, Trump or his campaign should be held equally to blame because Trump and/or Trump campaign urged and inspired Bamberger to act as he did.
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