NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge is rejecting a bid by President Donald Trump’s lawyers to dismiss a state lawsuit alleging he ran his charitable foundation without regard for the law.
In a ruling posted Friday, State Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla rebuffed the Trump team’s contention that the lawsuit was politically motivated.
Scarpulla said that given the seriousness of the allegations, there’s no basis for finding that “animus and bias were the sole motivating factors” for New York state Attorney General Barbara Underwood’s lawsuit.
Underwood alleges the Trump Foundation became a wing of Trump’s campaign. She wants him barred for 10 years from running any charities.
Scarpulla says she’ll be forced to drop Trump from the lawsuit if a state appeals court rules in an unrelated case that a sitting president can’t be sued in state court.
“Scarpulla says she’ll be forced to drop Trump from the lawsuit if a state appeals court rules in an unrelated case that a sitting president can’t be sued in state court.”
Is there a case in progress where this is being considered? IAsoNAL, but I thought State cases were siloed from the Federal pardons, etc. Also, if the above is potentially happening, would it have to be a state appeals court in NY, or could it be any state?
This is BS, a US President is not above the law. It was Trump’s choice to run for President and therefore be scrutinized. Besides what he did he did before being elected. The law shouldn’t stop just because he’s President. And really what else does he have to do, he’s got plenty of time to golf then he’s got plenty of time to defend himself.
And the next course would be to go after the Trump Foundation Board members, oh yeah the kiddies.
Thanks for the clarity. Yeah, the kids : )
He can still be sued, just have to wait until January 21, 2021.