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fleur-de-lisa

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Tue Aug 21, 2018, 03:47 PM Aug 2018

NY judge says Trump 'authorized and condoned' his security guards to rough up protesters

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/new-york-judge-says-trump-authorized-condoned-security-guards-rough-protesters/amp/

A New York State judge has shot down an effort by President Donald Trump to dismiss a lawsuit against his private security guards for allegedly roughing up demonstrators who were protesting outside of Trump Tower months after he announced his presidential run.

The New York Law Journal reports that Bronx Supreme Court Justice Fernando Tapia on Tuesday declined to dismiss the suit filed by protesters who claim they were roughed up by the president’s security team back in 2015.

Specifically, Tapia said that Trump himself “authorized and condoned” his security guards to rough up the protesters, and he specifically cited the president’s statement that “maybe they deserved to be roughed up” on the grounds that “it was absolutely disgusting” what the protesters were doing.

The lawsuit was filed by five Latino activists who claim that they were roughed up by longtime Trump bodyguard Keith Schiller and two other men who were employed as part of the then-candidate’s security personnel.

And the hits just keep on comin'!
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NY judge says Trump 'authorized and condoned' his security guards to rough up protesters (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 OP
Don't you mean Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #1
How many lawsuits does tRump have filed against him? skylucy Aug 2018 #2
So much going on that it's overwhelming. triron Aug 2018 #3
Prior to stealing the election, I think it was around 3,500 lawsuits. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #5
I can't keep up with the litigation SallyHemmings Aug 2018 #4
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