Trumpâs Threat to Sue Ex
Donald Trumpâs  unusual bid to muzzle  his  one-time top strategist is a flimsy legal gambit that could bring deeper complications for the president if he chooses to pursue it  according to legal experts.
Nor is it likely  Trump  would prevail in a defamation case  said Samuel Estreicher  a New York University law school professor and director of  its  Center for Labor and Employment Law. Because  Trump  and  his  family members are considered public figures  under the law   he âd have to prove the publisher put out the book in âknowing or reckless disregard of the truthâ -- a exceedingly high hurdle for the president  Estreicher said.
âIf  Trump  sues   he  better be prepared to make lots of other things public that  he  may not want public â said Jamie Dokovna  a business litigation partner with Becker & Poliakoff in West Palm Beach  Florida.
Pursuing a suit against Bannon would also complicate Trumpâs defense against another  separate defamation lawsuit  a case brought by Summer Zervos  a former contender on âThe Apprentice.â In that matter   Trump  is arguing that the judge has no authority over him while heâs president. Should  Trump  bring a claim against Wolff  experts said   he  may have to explain why  he  can sue the author but canât be sued by Zervos.
 [TGT]  Trumpâs  unusual bid to muzzle   [TGT]   one-time top strategist is a flimsy legal gambit that could bring deeper complications for the president if he chooses to pursue it  according to legal experts.
Nor is it likely  Trump  would prevail in a defamation case  said Samuel Estreicher  a New York University law school professor and director of  its  Center for Labor and Employment Law. Because  [TGT] Trump  and   [TGT]   family members are considered public figures  under the law    [TGT]  âd have to prove the publisher put out the book in âknowing or reckless disregard of the truthâ -- a exceedingly high hurdle for the president  Estreicher said.
âIf  Trump  sues   he  better be prepared to make lots of other things public that  he  may not want public â said Jamie Dokovna  a business litigation partner with Becker & Poliakoff in West Palm Beach  Florida.
Pursuing a suit against Bannon would also complicate Trumpâs defense against another  separate defamation lawsuit  a case brought by Summer Zervos  a former contender on âThe Apprentice.â In that matter   Trump  is arguing that the judge has no authority over him while heâs president. Should  Trump  bring a claim against Wolff  experts said   he  may have to explain why  he  can sue the author but canât be sued by Zervos.