Forget arbitration.
Two men enter, one man leaves.
“Discovery?” Michael Glassner asked stunned campaign attorneys. After patiently explaining how the legal system works, he was amazed. "They can they do that? And we have to comply? Mister Trump just said we have to ‘Sue the guy.’ He didn’t tell me about all this other … stuff.
“I still get the complimentary ass-tat, right?” he wondered, aloud.
" I went to work for an angry stupid destroyer and I can’t believe this is happening to me!"
Any lawyers here? What strikes me is that trump is being sued in his capacity as president, not as a private individual. And it seems plausible that there are things he could have done as a private individual that he can’t do as president. What they’re really trying to do, of course, is to get into an open court instead of arbitration; wonder if it will work as well as it did last time.
Sims says in the suit that he doesn’t recall whether he signed a White House NDA, though, regardless, such NDAs are widely seen as unenforceable.
But Sims did sign an NDA for his work on the Trump campaign. That campaign NDA, he argues, is being used in an unconstitutional attempt to silence his reflections about working in the White House.
I think he’s good to go.
God I love this. Its perfect, sue trump, do it pro bono. Lots of people ought to do this, everyone ought to do this. Hopefully, this is a trend that catches on. Only way to deal with Trump’s threats, etc, is to just sue the grifter.
Attorney Mark Zaid tweeted that his firm was representing Sims pro bono, adding that the suit was an effort “to ensure no Presidential Administration, whether GOP or DEM, can silence former federal employees from discussing unclassified aspects of their public service.”
Yet another American hero.
Remember when the sharpest tools in the shed, like Jay Seculow, used to lead the charge?
Hahaha! There are a million lawyers here at TPM.
An arbitration provision in an unenforceable contract won’t fly.
Yup. IANAL but by the time the challenges wend their way through the courts, the Hamberdlar will (if all goes well) be esconced in his new, improved environment, one where he will learn the insurance value of willingly tossing salads.
This is the guy who found the tRump white house not befitting his christianist ideology, right? Whut_evA!
Everyone who comes into contact with Trump is damaged. It’s the real life “Human Stain” and getting the Trump stench off makes Lady Macbeth’s hands seem like no biggy.
FINALLY!!!
Someone is challenging Trump’s bogus NDA’s.
And if this goes well for Sims, others are likely to start talking too.
!!!
No sympathy for this CINO who worked for Trump. After Charlottesville. After family separations.
You notice there’s an arbitration claim but no actual lawsuit. Again, brave Sir Donald runs away, yelling over his shoulder that he’ll sue.
Pass the popcorn.
What about Donnie?
Shades of “My Cousin Donny”…
Once again, Mr Big Mac tries to intimidate and bites off more than he can chew. Perfect.
The sad thing is I can’t tell whether this is spot on sarcasm or an actual quote from the news.