CAMPAIGN/LEGAL/PROTESTS/SUPPORTERS: “Donald Trump supporter Alvin Bamberger is accused of assaulting a protester at a 2016 campaign rally in Kentucky.
But if the 75-year-old veteran lost his cool at the Louisville rally, he did so at the ‘urging and inspiration’ of his President, Bamberger alleges in a lawsuit against Trump.
‘Trump and/or the Trump campaign urged and inspired Bamberger to act as he did,’ according to the Ohio resident’s claim, which was filed in Louisville federal court on Friday [4-14-17].
Bamberger’s lawsuit is the latest against Trump — no stranger to legal claims — in connection with the raucous March 2016 rally.
A federal judge earlier this month cleared the way for a lawsuit by three protesters against the Trump campaign, Bamberger and a white nationalist.
US District Judge David Hale ruled out that the attackers were Trump agents but said it’s plausible the would-be President incited a riot. He denied motions to dismiss or strike portions of the complaint.”
-Ray Sanchez, “Man accused of attacking rally protester says Trump inspired him,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, April 16, 2017 7:03am