NY Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Sue Niece Over NY Times Article

The former president scored a legal win on the day he was convicted of criminal charges in New York.
NY Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Sue Niece Over NY Times Article
Former President Donald Trump appears with his lawyer Susan Necheles for a pre-trial hearing in criminal court in New York City on March 25, 2024. Mary Altaffer-Pool/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A New York appeals court ruled former President Donald Trump can sue his niece Mary Trump for violating a confidentiality agreement when she signed a settlement relating to her grandfather’s estate.

The Appellate Division in Manhattan on Thursday found there is a “substantial basis in law” for President Trump to claim that his niece violated confidentiality provisions of a 2001 settlement over the estate of his father, Fred Trump Sr.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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