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Donald Trump Seeks $10 Million From Ex-Adviser Over Leaks Donald Trump Seeks $10 Million From Ex-Adviser Over Leaks
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Donald J. Trump is demanding more than $10 million in damages from a former campaign adviser he accuses of leaking confidential information to the news media, court documents made public on Wednesday showed.Donald J. Trump is demanding more than $10 million in damages from a former campaign adviser he accuses of leaking confidential information to the news media, court documents made public on Wednesday showed.
Mr. Trump has had a long and complicated relationship with the adviser, Sam Nunberg, who was fired from the campaign nearly a year ago after he posted racially charged Facebook posts under the candidate’s name.Mr. Trump has had a long and complicated relationship with the adviser, Sam Nunberg, who was fired from the campaign nearly a year ago after he posted racially charged Facebook posts under the candidate’s name.
Lawyers for Mr. Trump have taken Mr. Nunberg to arbitration, asserting that he violated a nondisclosure agreement by leaking “false and defamatory information” to reporters, including details used in a recent New York Post “Page Six” article about a public argument between two high-level campaign staff members.Lawyers for Mr. Trump have taken Mr. Nunberg to arbitration, asserting that he violated a nondisclosure agreement by leaking “false and defamatory information” to reporters, including details used in a recent New York Post “Page Six” article about a public argument between two high-level campaign staff members.
“Mr. Nunberg has engaged in a calculated, willful and malicious scheme to disclose certain confidential information concerning the campaign to various international media outlets in a blatant attempt to harm the campaign and its candidate, Donald J. Trump,” wrote Alan Garten, a lawyer for Mr. Trump, in a legal filing on May 28.“Mr. Nunberg has engaged in a calculated, willful and malicious scheme to disclose certain confidential information concerning the campaign to various international media outlets in a blatant attempt to harm the campaign and its candidate, Donald J. Trump,” wrote Alan Garten, a lawyer for Mr. Trump, in a legal filing on May 28.
The document was made public on Wednesday when lawyers for Mr. Nunberg went to State Supreme Court in Manhattan seeking to block the arbitration proceedings. The case is pending.The document was made public on Wednesday when lawyers for Mr. Nunberg went to State Supreme Court in Manhattan seeking to block the arbitration proceedings. The case is pending.
Mr. Trump’s lawyer wrote that Mr. Nunberg began disclosing confidential information from the campaign even before his dismissal last summer, and that he was caught “red-handed” leaking information about the staff argument to The Post. Mr. Nunberg admitted the leaks when confronted by campaign workers, Mr. Garten wrote.Mr. Trump’s lawyer wrote that Mr. Nunberg began disclosing confidential information from the campaign even before his dismissal last summer, and that he was caught “red-handed” leaking information about the staff argument to The Post. Mr. Nunberg admitted the leaks when confronted by campaign workers, Mr. Garten wrote.
In court papers, Mr. Nunberg denied the leaks and said that he had not violated his consulting agreement. He wrote that the campaign was trying to “punish me and shut me up” and that it was retaliating against him for endorsing Senator Ted Cruz of Texas during the Republican primary contests.In court papers, Mr. Nunberg denied the leaks and said that he had not violated his consulting agreement. He wrote that the campaign was trying to “punish me and shut me up” and that it was retaliating against him for endorsing Senator Ted Cruz of Texas during the Republican primary contests.
He also claimed that the Trump campaign was trying to hide the fact that the argument between staff members was a “lovers’ quarrel.”He also claimed that the Trump campaign was trying to hide the fact that the argument between staff members was a “lovers’ quarrel.”
Mr. Trump is known for asking his employees, in his real estate business and his campaign, to sign strict nondisclosure agreements. He is also known for litigiousness. But making a large financial demand from a former adviser could also cause Mr. Trump trouble as he tries to recruit new staff members for his race against Hillary Clinton.Mr. Trump is known for asking his employees, in his real estate business and his campaign, to sign strict nondisclosure agreements. He is also known for litigiousness. But making a large financial demand from a former adviser could also cause Mr. Trump trouble as he tries to recruit new staff members for his race against Hillary Clinton.
The Trump campaign did not respond to requests for comment. Mr. Garten said in a statement that Mr. Trump required employees to sign confidentiality agreements, and when they are violated, “he will enforce them to the fullest extent of the law.”
“Mr. Trump’s litigation track record on such matters is outstanding,” he wrote.