Judge dismisses suit against Trump and campaign over forcible kissing, pay discrimination
Source: Politico
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which a former campaign staffer accused President Donald Trump of kissing her against her will and alleged that Trumps presidential bid engaged in pay discrimination against female and African American employees.
Alva Johnsons claim she was forcibly kissed by Trump at an August 2016 campaign stop in Tampa, Florida, garnered most of the attention when she filed suit last February, but the discrimination claims were the subject of most of the early legal maneuvering in the case.
U.S. District Court Judge William Jung, a Trump appointee, tossed out Johnsons complaint Friday, saying it was too laden with political claims and attacks for the court to allow it to proceed.
As currently stated, the Complaint presents a political lawsuit, not a tort and wages lawsuit, Jung wrote in his 15-page order. "Plaintiff will receive a fair day in court, but the Court will try a tort and wages disputenot a political one. If Plaintiff wishes to make a political statement or bring a claim for political purposes, this is not the forum.
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Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Hopefully it's appealed to a non-trump nominee.
Jarqui
(10,122 posts)The focus of the lawsuit is on Trump's sexual assault (a tort) and wage discrimination backed up by significant details of Trump's history of sexual assault, her professional efforts for the campaign and the details of what happened with each claim.
To me, his decision is more evidence of how corrupt American justice is becoming under Trump. This case should not have been dismissed.