Trump To Provide Written Responses In Zervos Defamation Suit

By Matt Shuham

September 9, 2018 1:02 p.m.

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President Donald Trump will provide written responses as part of onetime Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos’ defamation lawsuit against him, multiple outlets reported Sunday based on a new court filing. Zervos is suing Trump for defamation after he asserted that her claims of unwanted kissing and groping were false.

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squirreltown says:

September 9, 2018

Some Person To Provide Written Responses In Zervos Defamation Suit

fify
j.dave says:

September 9, 2018

The agreement is not to respond to anything.

It’s to exchange “written answers and objections.”

Spoiler alert: Don’t expect answers.
tao says:

September 9, 2018

Not Fair! She bigly wanted me to kiss and grope her against her will!!! They HAVE to let me do it because I’m a STAR!!!
jtx says:

September 9, 2018

How come she can do this but not Mueller?
squirreltown says:

September 9, 2018

jtx:

How come she can do this but not Mueller?

She can’t put him in jail for life.