A New York judge released a request from President Donald Trump’s brother to try to stop publication of his niece Mary Trump’s book, Too much and never enough: how my family created the most dangerous man in the world.
Queens County Substitute Court Judge Peter Kelly cited “various irregularities” in Robert Trump’s filing that made him “fatally flawed”, including that it was based on the official disposition of patriarch Fred Trump Sr.’s estate, which ended in 2001 and is therefore for “non-existent” legal purposes. That agreement included a confidentiality clause that niece Mary Trump signed, and that elder Trumps has argued that prevents her from publishing the kind of captivating family secrets that her memory is meant to contain.
But Kelly claimed that her court was unable to provide the declaratory judgment blocking the book Robert was seeking, and recommended that Brother Trump try his luck at the New York State Supreme Court, which oversees civil and criminal matters. The substitute court strictly handles the wills and assets of the deceased.
A spokesman for Simon and Schuster, Adam Rothberg, said in a statement: “We are delighted with Judge Kelly’s decision to dismiss this substitute court case. We look forward to publishing Mary’s Trump’s Too much and never enough, and we are confident that we will prevail if there are further efforts to stifle this publication. “
“Under the scenario presented, it cannot be successfully argued that this dispute affects the administration of the estate of the deceased,” Kelly wrote. “The irrefutable conclusion is that, regardless of the outcome of this matter, the administration of this heritage will not be affected one iota.
“Consequently, the matter is dismissed.”
In a statement to The Daily Beast, Mary Trump’s attorney Theodore Boutrous Jr. said the ruling showed that the court lacked jurisdiction. “We hope this decision ends the matter. Democracy thrives on the free exchange of ideas, and neither this court nor any other has the authority to violate the Constitution by imposing a prior restriction on the central political discourse. “
A person familiar with the matter said the request for a restraining order against publication of the book was likely to be resubmitted in another court.
In fact, famous Robert Trump attorney Charles Harder told The Daily Beast: “Robert Trump, Mary Trump, and the other family members who settled in 2001, agreed to the jurisdiction of future disputes in the Substitute Court of the Queens County, New York. This matter was therefore filed in that court. Today, the substitute court ruled that it has no jurisdiction over the dispute. Therefore, Robert Trump will proceed with the filing of a new lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. “
The Daily Beast first reported that Mary had written a revealing “heartbreaking and salacious” book that is scheduled to be released on July 28 and is expected to exploit the Trump family. As The Beast revealed yesterday, Robert Trump was in an ICU of Neuroscience with a serious condition a few days before filing the order to try to stop the publication of Mary’s book.
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