Donald Trump Demands Trial In Defamation Case
Donald Trump is a billionaire. Really, he is. Seriously, he must be. And, if you say he isn’t, he will sue.
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Trump and author Timothy O’Brien are battling it out in court over statements in O’Brien’s 2005 book, Trump Nation: The Art Of Being The Donald, that Trump is worth only $150 million to $250 million. As part of a lawsuit filed in 2006, Trump is seeking billions of dollars in damages and claiming that O’Brien defamed and damaged him by contending that he is not a billionaire.
Lawyers for both sides were in a New Jersey court yesterday. O’Brien’s attorneys are seeking a dismissal of the case, Trump wants to proceed to trial, and the judge promised to make a decision within two months.
Oh, this case better go to trial. Imagine the closing argument for the defense: “Ladies and gentlmen of the jury, if Mr. Trump were a billionaire, don’t you think he could afford a better hair piece?”
