'Nothing Is Normal Here': Trump Campaign Claims Its NDA Applies To Omarosa's WH Work

[muriel_volestrangler]

The Trump campaign has recently filed hundreds of arbitration counts against Omarosa Manigault-Newman over a confidentiality agreement she signed, the former White House employee and “Apprentice” star said Wednesday.

But the alleged violations we know about don’t concern Newman’s campaign work — even though the Trump campaign is the entity challenging them. Rather, the campaign is going after her for records and descriptions of her work as a Trump administration official.
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The alleged violations stumped media law experts.

“She was a federal government employee in the White House. I don’t see how a [non-disclosure agreement] signed with the Trump campaign, on the side, could trump the First Amendment,” David Heller, deputy director of the Media Law Resource Center, told TPM Thursday. “Nothing is normal here.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/nothing-is-normal-here-trump-campaign-claims-its-nda-applies-to-omarosas-wh-work

This is, of course, part of Trump's Louis XIV theory of government: "l'état, c'est moi".

[smirkymonkey]

1. He's afraid everyone is going to start talking now, so he's going after

his old enemies first.

[sop]

2. I hope hundreds of thousands of suits are filed against Trump after he's thrown out of office.

Drown the litigious asshole in legal filings, depose him every day, keep him tied up in court for the rest of his life, and ultimately bankrupt him with (unpaid) attorneys' fees.

[C_U_L8R]

3. No wonder Trump Inc. had so few employees

Less people to sue. Now with thousands out there with damning info on Trump, he'll find the old intimidation tactics don't work as well. Or he'll go broke trying.

[spanone]

4. NDA's should be illegal in government. These are not trump's personal employees.

[HotTeaBag]

5. I agree.

They also shouldn't be needed - most administrations are staffed by people who are proud of the work they do and loyal to their boss, they don't need to be muzzled. Classified stuff aside of course.

[obamanut2012]

6. they are