2/11/2019

MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WHITE HOUSE STAFF: “A former White House aide is suing President Donald Trump and arguing the government is trying to illegally penalize him after he wrote a book that portrayed an unflattering picture of life in the West Wing. Cliff Sims filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court in Washington. Trump’s campaign accused Sims last month of violating a nondisclosure agreement by publishing his book, ‘Team of Vipers.’ Trump has dismissed Sims as a ‘low level staffer.’ He said the book was ‘based on made up stories and fiction.’ Sims’ lawsuit charges the government is using a private surrogate to ‘serve as an illegitimate cutout’ and impose liability through the nondisclosure agreement. Sims argues he learned the information only through his time as a federal employee.”

Associated Press, “Former White House Aide Who Wrote Expose Sues Trump,” The New York Times online, February 11, 2019