Donald Trump’s brother asks to stop publication of book written by his niece

New York — President’s brother Donald Trump asked another court to prevent the publication of the book written by the president’s niece, after his first attempt was rejected by a New York City judge.

The lawyers of Robert Trump they said the president’s niece, Mary TrumpHe signed an out-of-court agreement with several members of the Trump family almost two decades ago that included a confidentiality clause, which prohibited him from publishing the book. They noted that the settlement included a “substantial economic agreement” for Mary Trump.

Judge Peter Kelly of the New York City Probate Court dismissed Robert Trump’s request for an injunction on Thursday, noting that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case. Robert Trump’s attorneys filed another request for an injunction on Friday in the Supreme Court of Dutchess County, New York, where Robert Trump lives.

“Mary Trump reaped the benefits of the deal for 20 years and now seeks to break the deal by taking advantage of a ‘revealing’ book“he stressed Charles Harder, chief attorney for Robert Trump, in a statement released Saturday. “The application of voluntary contracts is a pillar of our legal system. This private dispute has nothing to do with the First Amendment.”

The settlement is related to the will of Donald Trump’s father, New York real estate agent Fred Trump.

Mary Trump is the daughter of Fred Trump Jr., the president’s older brother and who died in 1981. An online description of his book titled “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” says it reveals a “nightmare of trauma, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse.”

His attorney, Theodore Boutrous, said in a statement that the new legal request “is another unsubstantiated attempt by the Trump family to obtain an unconstitutional pre-restriction to block political speech related to the president.”

Published descriptions of the book’s content point out that he has an “insider’s perspective” of “countless family dinners,” as well as family interactions and events, along with personal observations of Mary Trump, who is a psychologist, about his “alleged toxic family,” of according to documents delivered to the court.

In the documents, attorneys for Robert Trump say the book has also been touted as material offering details of the “inner workings” of the Trump family and allegations that the late Fred Trump and the president neglected Mary Trump’s father. , “supposedly contributing to his premature death”.

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