Mary Trump Loses Case Against Uncle Donald Trump
On Monday, a New York judge tossed out a lawsuit by Mary L. Trump against her uncle, Donald Trump. As a result, the twice-impeached former president who roused his followers into a violent insurrection has once again won in court.
Mary Trump sued her uncle in September 2020, alleging that he and two of his siblings conspired to commit fraud against her, totaling tens of millions of dollars.
Mary Trump sought to recover the money she claimed was taken from her through shady practices.After The New York Times published a Pulitzer Prize-winning article in 2018, exposing years of Trump family financial deals, the entire nature of the alleged fraud became apparent.The reporters received 19 boxes of records from Mary Trump as part of the settlement in 2001.That year, the younger Trump signed a settlement agreement with her family that barred her claims.
On Monday, a judge overseeing the case ruled that the agreement barred her from bringing her claims.Roberta Kaplan, one of Mary Trump's attorneys, announced that she intends to file an expedited appeal of the ruling, the New York Times reports."Yesterday's decision is both incorrect and disappointing, especially since it took more than two years for us to get here.
