APPRENTICE/LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A New York state judge on Tuesday [3-20-18] said U.S. President Donald Trump must face a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexually harassing her after she appeared on his former reality TV show.
The decision by Justice Jennifer Schecter of the New York state court in Manhattan in favor of California restaurateur Summer Zervos, a former contestant on NBC’s ‘The Apprentice,’ raises the prospect that Trump might have to answer embarrassing questions in court about his behavior toward women.
She rejected Trump’s claim that he was immune from being sued, finding ‘absolutely no authority’ to dismiss litigation related ‘purely to unofficial conduct’ solely because he occupied the White House.
‘No one is above the law,’ the judge wrote.
A White House representative was not immediately available for comment on the ruling.”
-Jonathan Stempel and Brendan Pierson, “Trump, deemed not ‘above the law,’ must face defamation lawsuit,” Reuters, Mar. 20 ,2018 11:20am