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Judge blocks tell-all by Trump niece - for now Judge gives go-ahead to tell-all book by Trump's niece
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A New York judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's niece from publishing a damning tell-all memoir about the US first family. A New York court ruled a publisher can release President Donald Trump's niece's tell-all memoir about the US first family.
Mary Trump's upcoming book, Too Much and Never Enough, How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man, is due to be published on 28 July. Mary Trump's book, Too Much and Never Enough, How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man, is due for publication on 28 July.
But on Tuesday a judge granted a restraining order to Ms Trump's uncle, the president's brother, Robert. Wednesday's ruling reverses a lower court's decision to award a restraining order to Ms Trump's uncle.
Lawyers for Ms Trump say they will immediately appeal against the ruling. But the book may yet not be published due to a confidentiality agreement.
"The trial court's temporary restraining order is only temporary but it still is a prior restraint on core political speech that flatly violates the First Amendment," said her lawyer, Ted Boutrous. Ms Trump is still bound by an agreement she signed in 2001 after an argument about a family inheritance. It was put in place to protect the family's privacy, the New York Times said.
"This book, which addresses matters of great public concern and importance about a sitting president in an election year, should not be supressed even for one day," he continued. But the judge on Wednesday said the agreement could have altered by the fact that Donald Trump has since become president.
The book is being published by Simon & Schuster and has already reached fourth place on Amazon's best-seller list ahead of its release. It was concluded that the book's publishers, Simon & Schulster, could not be bound by the confidentiality agreement, allowing them to continue to prepare for the book's release.
A hearing is scheduled in New York's Dutchess County for 10 July. The publisher said in a statement: "We support Mary L Trump's right to tell her story in 'Too Much and Never Enough,' a work of great interest and importance to the national discourse that fully deserves to be published for the benefit of the American public."
A hearing is scheduled for 10 July to discuss the confidentiality agreement.
Ms Trump, 55, is the daughter of President Trump's elder brother, Fred Trump Jr, who died in 1981.Ms Trump, 55, is the daughter of President Trump's elder brother, Fred Trump Jr, who died in 1981.
The book claims to reveal "a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse".The book claims to reveal "a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse".
Robert Trump's lawyer, Charles Harder, cheered the ruling, saying that "the actions of Mary Trump and Simon & Schuster are truly reprehensible".
"We look forward to vigorously litigating this case and will seek the maximum remedies available by law for the enormous damages caused by Mary Trump's breach of contract and Simon & Schuster's intentional interference with that contract," Mr Harder said.
"Short of corrective action to immediately cease their egregious conduct, we will pursue this case to the very end."
Earlier this month, President Trump said that his niece was violating her non-disclosure agreement (NDA) by writing a book.Earlier this month, President Trump said that his niece was violating her non-disclosure agreement (NDA) by writing a book.
"She's not allowed to write a book," he told Axios, referring to a 20-year legal document she reportedly signed following a dispute over her father's estate after his death in 2001."She's not allowed to write a book," he told Axios, referring to a 20-year legal document she reportedly signed following a dispute over her father's estate after his death in 2001.
Mr Trump called the NDA a "very powerful one" that "covers everything".Mr Trump called the NDA a "very powerful one" that "covers everything".
What does the book say?What does the book say?
The book was scheduled to hit shelves only weeks before the Republican National Convention, where Mr Trump will accept his party's nomination to seek a second term.The book was scheduled to hit shelves only weeks before the Republican National Convention, where Mr Trump will accept his party's nomination to seek a second term.
The memoir will reportedly reveal how Ms Trump supplied the New York Times with confidential documents to print a sprawling investigation into Mr Trump's personal finances.The memoir will reportedly reveal how Ms Trump supplied the New York Times with confidential documents to print a sprawling investigation into Mr Trump's personal finances.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning exclusive alleged the president had been involved in "fraudulent" tax schemes and received more than $400m (£316m) in today's money from his father's real estate empire.The Pulitzer Prize-winning exclusive alleged the president had been involved in "fraudulent" tax schemes and received more than $400m (£316m) in today's money from his father's real estate empire.
A lawyer for the president and the White House denied the allegations of fraud and tax evasion made against Mr Trump.A lawyer for the president and the White House denied the allegations of fraud and tax evasion made against Mr Trump.
An Amazon blurb for Ms Trump's book says the author will set out how her uncle "became the man who now threatens the world's health, economic security and social fabric".An Amazon blurb for Ms Trump's book says the author will set out how her uncle "became the man who now threatens the world's health, economic security and social fabric".
This is the second book by publisher Simon & Schuster that Mr Trump and his associates are seeking to block.This is the second book by publisher Simon & Schuster that Mr Trump and his associates are seeking to block.
Earlier this month, the US justice department was denied an injunction to block a memoir by John Bolton, President Trump's former National Security Adviser.Earlier this month, the US justice department was denied an injunction to block a memoir by John Bolton, President Trump's former National Security Adviser.
The Room Where It Happened is due to go on sale later this month. One of the book's claims is that Mr Trump "pleaded" with the Chinese president to help him win the November 2020 election.The Room Where It Happened is due to go on sale later this month. One of the book's claims is that Mr Trump "pleaded" with the Chinese president to help him win the November 2020 election.