Trump in 2016 In 2015, due to the security conflict, they filed a lawsuit with the opposition
“The parties all agree that the plaintiffs and all persons in this action have the right to demonstrate peacefully on public sidewalks,” Trump and his opponents said in a brief statement of the joint settlement.
The lawsuit was filed by five Mexican-born New Yorkers, led by Efrain Galicia, who clashed with Trump’s bodyguards as they protested outside the building on September 3, 2015, over anti-Mexican comments made by Trump during his presidential campaign.
“Make America Racist Again!” The case is asking for punitive damages, saying they punched one in the head while trying to hold a sign. Schiller previously said he was trying to make space on the sidewalk and hit the opponent after the man grabbed him from behind.
“Plaintiffs are proud to have settled their claims and to have their right to object to Donald Trump on the public sidewalk in writing,” their attorney, Benjamin Dichter, said in a statement to The Washington Post on Thursday.
Dichter added, “Powerful people may put their names on buildings, but the sidewalks will always belong to people.”
Trump was named in the lawsuit against the Trump Organization during his presidential campaign. and several security personnel, according to court documents.
In the year In 2019, Gonzalez called Trump’s testimony “important” to the court and ordered the then-president to sit for videotaped testimony. In the year In a 2021 transcript, Trump said Shiller “did nothing wrong,” and when asked about the specifics of the dispute, Trump said, “I don’t know about it.”
In a statement, Trump’s lawyer, Alina Haba, said, “While we were eager to proceed to trial to demonstrate the futility of this case, the parties were ultimately able to reach an amicable settlement.” We are very happy with this result and are happy to finally bring this issue to light once and for all.
The former president is involved in a few other people Legal issues include government documents found at a Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and allegations that he tried to interfere with the 2020 Georgia election count. He also faces an investigation related to his role before January 6, 2021. Attack on the US Capitol
In May, the Trump Organization and the Presidential Inauguration Committee agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the D.C. city, alleging that the organizations misused nonprofit funds to benefit the former president and his family.
Separately, the payroll processor, including Trump Payroll Corp., an unnamed entity, was indicted in New York Supreme Court on charges of fraud, conspiracy, criminal tax evasion and falsifying business records.
Trump, who served as an executive at the company, and his three adult children have not been charged personally. The trial began last week and could last up to six weeks.
Shayna Jacobs in New York contributed to this report.