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Trump Accuser Summer Zervos Files Defamation Suit Against President-Elect
NBC News ^ | January 17, 2017 | Daniella Silva

Posted on 01/17/2017 3:50:22 PM PST by Pinkbell

A woman who previously accused Donald Trump of unwanted sexual advances has filed a defamation lawsuit against the president elect — just three days before Trump's presidential inauguration.

Summer Zervos, a former contestant on the "The Apprentice," said in a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred in Los Angeles on Tuesday that she filed the lawsuit over allegedly false statements Trump made in response to her accusation.

The suit, filed Tuesday morning, claims Trump knew his statements about Zervos and his other accusers would subject them to "threats of violence, economic harm and reputational damage."

Allred said Zervos would be willing to dismiss the lawsuit without any monetary damages if Trump agreed to retract his comments about her and admit that the accusations against him were in fact true.

"Ms. Zervos is willing to dismiss her lawsuit if he will retract his false statements about her and acknowledge that what Summer said about Mr. Trump and his alleged conduct is and was the truth," she said.

Zervos claimed in an October press conference that Trump sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions during a 2007 business meeting at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

She said Trump made unwanted sexual advances toward her on multiple occasions during the meeting, kissing her on the lips, pressing himself against her and groping her breast and body without her consent.

Trump has vehemently denied the claims. In response to Tuesday's press conference, Trump's spokeswoman Hope Hicks provided the following statement to NBC News: "More of the same from Gloria Allred. There is no truth to this absurd story."

On the campaign trail, Trump said Zervos and his other accusers were liars, according to the lawsuit, and that she and the other women were motivated to come forward by the promise of "ten minutes of fame."

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gloriaallred; summerzervos; trump
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To: Pinkbell

IMO < Gloria Alred is competing with Nancy Pelosi for the most annoying female public figure.

It’s hard to pick which one, to be honest.


41 posted on 01/17/2017 5:26:51 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Obama, Clinton, McStain, and Graham, with people like this, who needs enemies?)
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To: Pinkbell

Summer? Is she a stripper?


42 posted on 01/17/2017 5:32:01 PM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Pinkbell

Summer? Is she a stripper?


43 posted on 01/17/2017 5:32:18 PM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: MortMan

“How does denying an allegation become defamation?”

She’s claiming he “defamed” her by calling her a liar. LOL. But she’ll drop the defamation claim if he admits to sexual assault !!
Woohoo! She’s got The Donald cornered -— NOT !!
I’d bet Ms. Allred is NOT working on contingency. She’s playing this bimbo for cash.

There is no case. The burden of proof is on the plaintiff. Plaintiff will need to produce evidence for every statement of “fact” she makes, or every incident she claims against Trump. That’s how it works, and Allred knows it.
Trump is NOT required to prove his innocence.

This weird defamation strategy means plaintiff will need to prove BOTH claims: that Trump assaulted her, AND that he defamed her by denying it !!

The very fact that Allred is going along with plaintiff’s defamation
/ sex assault 2-prong strategy — which amounts to a weak extortion attempt-—proves Allred is a sleaze.

The real goal here is to smear Trump for political reasons. Allred is actually handing over evidence he can use to sue HER and her client-—for defamation !!


44 posted on 01/17/2017 5:35:54 PM PST by mumblypeg (Chicago called. They want their village idiot back.)
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To: Chode; Fungi; Gay State Conservative; grayboots; Alas Babylon!; SaveFerris; HiTech RedNeck; ...

I don’t know if they can use this against him or not in court, but according to Gloria Allred, she asked to take a lie detector test, it was administered by someone she claims is an “experienced” and “recognized” polygrapher, and she passed.

Video of that point of the press conference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjWbttNay5o


45 posted on 01/17/2017 5:50:52 PM PST by Pinkbell (http://dtforpres.blogspot.com/2016/11/cnn-lies-multiple-times-to-help-hillary.html)
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To: mumblypeg

Probably trying to find a way to subpoena the old Apprentice tapes for them to prove he said bad things.


46 posted on 01/17/2017 5:52:41 PM PST by pnz1 (#IMNOTWITHHER)
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To: Pinkbell

Nonadnissanle


47 posted on 01/17/2017 5:53:22 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Wuli; All

It’s a defamation suit, not a rape suit.

So IMHO (IANAL) the issue is whether Trump said anything untrue which results in damage to Zervos’ name.

Honestly, I have never heard of Zervos until her lawsuit.

If Trump never said anything in public about private meetings with Zervos, then it would seem to me that there is no merit to the suit. All the damage is self inflicted. Perhaps I am not understanding something...


48 posted on 01/17/2017 5:57:40 PM PST by SteveH
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To: Pinkbell
she asked to take a lie detector test, it was administered by someone she claims is an “experienced” and “recognized” polygrapher, and she passed.

First:polygraphs are unscientific.

Second:the woman just might be mentally ill and,as a result,truly believes that something that didn't happen did happen.(It can happen)

Third:it's my understanding that polygraphs can easily be "fooled" if the person being tested knows that they're in no danger.If this woman's lying she doesn't get money.End of story.

49 posted on 01/17/2017 6:00:37 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: Pinkbell
(from the article):" .. in a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred in Los Angeles .."

That's all I need to know ... !

50 posted on 01/17/2017 6:16:56 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt (Muslim & Spanish migrants are like Kudzu-> designed to overload the system= Cloward-Piven)
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To: SteveH
It’s a defamation suit, not a rape suit.

Yes, but the defamation claim is based on the fact that she accused him last Fall, he denied it and called her a liar, and might have said a few other things.

The entire back and forth is based upon her accusation of sexual assault that he denied. He had a right to deny it, and she's claiming defamation in his denial. No idea if the law has ruled on such a situation.'

51 posted on 01/17/2017 6:18:11 PM PST by Will88
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To: Pinkbell; Chode

Still inadmissable in a court, I believe. No one has perfected the lie detector test to want to really hang any outcome on.


52 posted on 01/17/2017 6:19:46 PM PST by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education/Academia are the farm team for more Marxists coming... infinitum.)
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To: Gay State Conservative; Gamecock; Larry Lucido; FredZarguna; PROCON; KC_Lion

[ First:polygraphs are unscientific. ]

I think so, too. Never had one but seems like they’re too attached to emotional effects.

Besides, Jerry Seinfeld beat one.


53 posted on 01/17/2017 6:23:01 PM PST by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: Pinkbell

Gloria Airhead is all you have to know. She’s got a whole stable of these bimbos. At least one for each Republican politician.


54 posted on 01/17/2017 6:33:21 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As long as tyranny exists, the Constitution and Bill of Right will never be "outdated" or "obsolete")
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To: Pinkbell

This woman was literally the least credible of all the women making sketchy accusations against Trump for the first time right before the election. Her story and playacting were jokes. If Trump didn’t have far more important things to attend to, he should be suing her for defamation. She obviously has no case, so she must be an attention whore or someone’s paying her in an attempt to hurt Trump.


55 posted on 01/17/2017 6:56:14 PM PST by FenwickBabbitt
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To: Pinkbell

“said in a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred”

uh, yeah. didn’t read anything past that.


56 posted on 01/17/2017 6:56:28 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: RitaOK
nope
57 posted on 01/17/2017 6:58:21 PM PST by Chode (may the RATS all die of dehydration from crying)
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To: Pinkbell
Don’t forget - Gloria Allred was behind taking down Herman Cain when various women came out with accusations against him. She was a Hillary delegate at the DNC.

Not only that, according to Wikileaks, she had a meeting with the financial director of the DNC in August before the convention. Why was she meeting with the guy who distributes money from the DNC account? To get the funds for her bimbo slush fund ?

58 posted on 01/17/2017 7:12:51 PM PST by TheCipher (Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. Mark Twain)
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To: Alas Babylon!

That photo looks like the opening shot For a lesbian porn clip.


59 posted on 01/17/2017 7:14:32 PM PST by Flick Lives (Les Deplorables Triumphant)
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To: Gay State Conservative
Gloria Allred as your lawyer = you're a lying fraud

. . . or a crackpot.

60 posted on 01/17/2017 7:32:14 PM PST by Huntress ("Politicians exploit economic illiteracy." --Walter Williams)
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