Posted on 09/28/2021 3:33:40 PM PDT by Coronal
A New York arbitrator said former President Donald Trump's non-disclosure agreement against his ex-White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman is "unenforceable" in a ruling handed down on Monday.
Arbitrator T. Andrew Brown said in the ruling that the terms of Trump’s non-disclosure agreement were "highly problematic" because it did not adhere to typical legal standards, describing it as “vague, indefinite, and therefore void and unenforceable."
“The Agreement effectively imposes on [Manigault Newman] an obligation to never say anything remotely critical of Mr. Trump, his family or his or his family members’ businesses for the rest of her life," Brown said in the ruling.
Manigault Newman and her lawyer both released statements celebrating the decision Tuesday.
“Clearly, I am very happy with this ruling," Manigault Newman said. "Donald has used this type of vexatious litigation to intimidate, harass and bully for years! Finally the bully has met his match!”
John Phillips, her lawyer, said in a statement that he hopes it encourages more people to "come forward and blow the whistle on corrupt government."
"It’s over. We’ve won in Donald Trump and the Trump Campaign’s chosen forum," he said.
Trump’s campaign filed an arbitration complaint with the American Arbitration Association in New York City against Manigault Newman in 2018, alleging that the former top White House aide was in breach of a 2016 confidentiality agreement.
The action was related to claims made by Manigault Newman in her 2018 book, "Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House," in which she called the president a racist and suggested he was in severe mental decline.
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I suspect you are correct.
Thanks.
What’s the law on when arbitration awards have to be sccepted?
She was always a kook.
Civil law is not criminal. If you agree to arbitration, it is binding unless you can prove something illegal.
Trump needs to pay up.
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