Galicia v. Trump explained

Galicia v. Trump is a case put before the New York Supreme Court in which plaintiffs alleged that they were assaulted in September 2015 by Donald Trump's security team (which included Keith Schiller) at Trump Tower while peacefully protesting Trump's statements related to Black Lives Matter and Mexican immigrants.[1] [2] [3] [4]

State Supreme Court Justice Doris Gonzalez has been handling the case. In September 2019, she ordered President Trump to "appear for a videotaped deposition" under oath for the civil suit.[5] She again ordered Trump to appear at a video deposition on October 18, 2021.[6] [7] Trump testified that he had been unaware of the incident while it unfolded and did not hear about it until a later date.[8] In April 2022, part of the deposition transcript was released, which included Trump discussing being deathly afraid of protestors throwing fruit at him.[9] In May, former Trump fixer Michael Cohen testified that Trump knew about the protestors at Trump Tower and said, "Get rid of them!" Cohen also testified that Trump had instructed his security detail to look out for pies being lodged at him.

Trump also testified that he personally oversaw the compensation of his chief operating officer, Michael Calamari Sr., which became relevant to a New York criminal investigation of the Trump Organization for possible fraud.[10] Trump's deposition in a related civil investigation by the New York Attorney General was expected to delay the trial for Galicia v. Trump.[11]

In early November 2022, as a jury was being selected for Galicia v. Trump, it was announced that a settlement had been reached.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 21 August 2018 . 14 May 2024 . Kartikay . Mehrotra . Trump Security Team to Face Jury for 2015 Attack on Activists. Bloomberg News.
  2. News: Protesters Alleging Assault by Trump Security Team Can Proceed With Lawsuit. 21 August 2018 . Andrew . Denney . New York Law Journal.
  3. News: Vogel . Kenneth P. . 2017-02-01 . Trump security's use of force questioned . Politico . 2022-06-19.
  4. Web site: Diamond. Jeremy. 9 September 2015. Protesters sue Trump after encounter with security. 2021-10-15. CNN.
  5. Web site: Judge orders Trump to answer questions under oath in protesters' case; The protesters allege Trump's security guards roughed them up. The judge said Trump's testimony is 'indispensable' to the case. . Dareh . Gregorian . September 20, 2019 . . September 23, 2019.
  6. Web site: Scannell. Kara. 15 October 2021. Trump ordered to give deposition in 2015 case involving alleged assault during Trump Tower demonstration. 2021-10-15. CNN.
  7. Web site: Karanth. Sanjana. 15 October 2021. Judge Orders Trump To Give Deposition In Immigration Activists' Suit. 2021-10-15. news.yahoo.com. en-US.
  8. Web site: Italiano . Laura . May 9, 2022 . 'Get rid of them!' Donald Trump told security who attacked protesters, Michael Cohen swears in new deposition . 2022-06-19 . Business Insider . en-US.
  9. Web site: Levin . Bess . 2022-05-23 . Report: Trump's Security Team Was Under Strict Instructions to Hospitalize Anyone They Suspected Might Hit Him With a Piece of Pie . 2022-05-25 . . en-US.
  10. News: Cartwright . Lachlan . Pagliery . Jose . 2022-04-26 . Trump Admits He Oversaw Pay for Executive Who Got Fishy Perks . en . . 2022-07-10.
  11. Web site: Italiano . Laura . 2022-06-17 . Trump's legal dance card is so full, lawyers for his New York cases say they're double-booked . 2022-06-19 . Business Insider . en-US.
  12. Web site: Atkins . Chloe . Winter . Tom . 2022-11-02 . Protestors' NYC Civil Assault Suit Against Trump Reaches Settlement . 2022-11-02 . NBC New York . en-US.

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