Trump probably will contest this ….
But Bill Clinton WAS sued and had to testify back during his time in office…
(He’ll probably settle….. Clinton did)….
I’ve said here before…
Trump has little to worry about in office from Congress…
But New York State has already made him give uo his school and foundation….
It won’t end there….
And after he leaves the Presidency?
Hmmmm?
The protesters argue Trump, his campaign and business should be held liable for the actions of security guards who were working for the company. They say, even if Trump didn’t directly order the guards to act, he had control over their actions because they were his employees and his campaign trail rhetoric gave them the impression that violence would be condoned.
The suit alleges Trump’s head of security, Keith Schiller, punched one of the men in the head while trying to grab from him a sign that read, “Make America Racist Again!” Schiller has said he was simply trying to make space on the sidewalk and that he struck the protester only after the man grabbed him suddenly from behind.
Attorneys for Trump did not respond to requests for comment. They can appeal and seek to stay the ruling while their appeals are considered.
The case is one of a number of matters working their way through state and federal courts that will likely test the limits of presidential power. Because it was filed in August 2015 — just two months after Trump declared his candidacy for the presidency — it is more advanced than other matters.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that the president can be sued in federal court. The ruling came as President Bill Clinton was being sued by Paula Jones, a former Arkansas state employee, for sexual harassment and, as a result, Clinton was required to sit for a videotaped deposition in the case in 1998. Clinton settled the case and it never went to trial….