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| Trump niece's book blocked by New York judge but lawyer promises appeal | Trump niece's book blocked by New York judge but lawyer promises appeal |
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| President’s brother, Robert Trump, is trying to stop publication of niece’s ‘revelatory’ tell-all book | President’s brother, Robert Trump, is trying to stop publication of niece’s ‘revelatory’ tell-all book |
| Mary Trump filed an immediate appeal on Tuesday, after a judge in New York issued a preliminary injunction to stop Donald Trump’s niece publishing a book about the family. | |
| The president’s brother, Robert Trump, is attempting to stop the publication of Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, which is due for publication by Simon & Schuster on 28 July. | The president’s brother, Robert Trump, is attempting to stop the publication of Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, which is due for publication by Simon & Schuster on 28 July. |
| Simon & Schuster recently published The Room Where It Happened, former national security adviser John Bolton’s tell-all memoir which a federal judge declined to block. The publisher also appealed the New York ruling against it and Mary Trump. | |
| In a statement, Ted Boutrous, a lawyer for Mary Trump, called the order in New York supreme court in Dutchess county “a prior restraint on core political speech that flatly violates the first amendment”. | |
| The book, he said, “addresses matters of great public concern and importance about a sitting president in election year [and] should not be suppressed even for one day”. | The book, he said, “addresses matters of great public concern and importance about a sitting president in election year [and] should not be suppressed even for one day”. |
| Charles Harder, an attorney for Robert Trump, said he would seek the “maximum remedies available” for what he called Mary Trump’s “truly reprehensible” actions. | Charles Harder, an attorney for Robert Trump, said he would seek the “maximum remedies available” for what he called Mary Trump’s “truly reprehensible” actions. |
| “Short of corrective action to immediately cease their egregious conduct,” he added, “we will pursue this case to the very end.” | “Short of corrective action to immediately cease their egregious conduct,” he added, “we will pursue this case to the very end.” |
| Judge Hal B Greenwald scheduled a further hearing for Poughkeepsie, New York, on 10 July. | Judge Hal B Greenwald scheduled a further hearing for Poughkeepsie, New York, on 10 July. |
| Mary Trump is a trained psychologist who was reportedly a source for New York Times reporting on Trump family tax affairs and who has expressed opposition to her uncle on Twitter. | Mary Trump is a trained psychologist who was reportedly a source for New York Times reporting on Trump family tax affairs and who has expressed opposition to her uncle on Twitter. |
| Her publisher has promised a “revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J Trump and the toxic family that made him” and “a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse”. | Her publisher has promised a “revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J Trump and the toxic family that made him” and “a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse”. |
| The book is eagerly awaited. But in 2001, Mary Trump signed a non-disclosure agreement concerning litigation over a family will, which said she was not allowed to discuss relations with her aunts and uncles. | The book is eagerly awaited. But in 2001, Mary Trump signed a non-disclosure agreement concerning litigation over a family will, which said she was not allowed to discuss relations with her aunts and uncles. |
| Donald Trump’s surviving siblings are Robert Trump, a businessman; Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired judge; and Elizabeth Trump Grau, a retired banker. Mary Trump’s father was Fred Trump Jr, who died in 1981. | Donald Trump’s surviving siblings are Robert Trump, a businessman; Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired judge; and Elizabeth Trump Grau, a retired banker. Mary Trump’s father was Fred Trump Jr, who died in 1981. |
| Judge Greenwald’s order precludes the “publishing, printing or distributing, directly or indirectly” of anything “containing any descriptions or accounts of Mary L Trump’s relationship with Robert S Trump, Donald Trump or Maryanne Trump Barry”. | Judge Greenwald’s order precludes the “publishing, printing or distributing, directly or indirectly” of anything “containing any descriptions or accounts of Mary L Trump’s relationship with Robert S Trump, Donald Trump or Maryanne Trump Barry”. |
| Robert Trump’s first attempt to block the book failed, the judge recommending recourse to the state supreme court. | Robert Trump’s first attempt to block the book failed, the judge recommending recourse to the state supreme court. |
| In a statement to the New York Times earlier this month, Robert Trump slammed his niece for what he called her “attempt to sensationalise and mischaracterise our family relationship … for her own financial gain”. | In a statement to the New York Times earlier this month, Robert Trump slammed his niece for what he called her “attempt to sensationalise and mischaracterise our family relationship … for her own financial gain”. |
| “I and the rest of my entire family,” he said, “are so proud of my wonderful brother, the president.” | “I and the rest of my entire family,” he said, “are so proud of my wonderful brother, the president.” |
| Donald Trump told the news site Axios his niece was “not allowed to write a book”. | Donald Trump told the news site Axios his niece was “not allowed to write a book”. |