A former contestant on The Apprentice who says she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump, can sue him for defamation after he branded her a liar, New York's Court of Appeals has ruled.The court found the issue was now"moot" since Trump has already left office.A New York court has ruled that a former contestant on"The Apprentice" can sue Donald Trump for defamation after he called her a liar for alleging that he had sexually assaulted her.
The New York Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that Summer Zervos can file a defamation lawsuit against the former president which she originally filed in 2017. The case had been paused after Trump filed an appeal saying that a sitting president could not be sued but, with Trump having left office, the court found that"the issues presented have become moot,"The case will now be heard in a Manhattan trial court where Zervos's lawyers will be able to question Trump under oath,