纽约荷兰郡的一名法官发布初步禁令,暂时禁止唐纳德·特朗普总统的侄女玛丽·特朗普和西蒙&舒斯特出版她的新书。
《太多而永远不够:我的家庭如何创造了世界上最危险的人》将于7月28日由第45任总统的侄女西蒙与舒斯特出版社出版,她的侄女是他已故哥哥弗雷德的女儿。
根据亚马逊上对这本书的描述,“她描述了创伤、破坏性关系以及忽视和虐待的悲剧结合的噩梦。她解释了具体的事件和一般的家庭模式是如何造就了目前占据椭圆形办公室的受损男子。”
这是总统的弟弟罗伯特·特朗普第二次试图停止该书的出版。第一次尝试是在女王代理法院,总统父亲的遗产在那里得到了解决,但失败了,因为法官说结果不会“丝毫”影响遗产的管理
尽管代理法院不是特朗普一家申请强制令的地方,但法官表示,特朗普一家可以在纽约州最高法院再次尝试,罗伯特·特朗普在纽约市北部的达奇斯县也这样做了。
罗伯特·特朗普的代表查尔斯·哈德告诉美国广播公司,他的客户对周二的裁决非常满意。
“玛丽·特朗普和西蒙&舒斯特的行为确实应该受到谴责。我们期待着对此案提起诉讼,并将寻求法律上的最大救济,以弥补玛丽·特朗普违反合同和西蒙与舒斯特公司故意干预合同所造成的巨大损失。哈德在一份声明中表示:“如果不能立即采取纠正措施,停止他们恶劣的行为,我们将追查此案到底。”。
代表玛丽·特朗普的特德·鲍图斯在对美国广播公司新闻的声明中说:“这本书讲述了公众非常关心的问题,以及选举年现任总统的重要性,不应该被压制哪怕一天。”。
法官命令双方在接下来的七天内提交文件,这样他就可以在预定的7月28日公布日期之前做出是否授予永久禁令的裁决。西蒙与舒斯特的代表和玛丽·特朗普的律师都告诉美国广播公司新闻,他们打算对裁决提出上诉。
NY judge temporarily prevents Trump's niece from publishing tell-all book
A judge in Dutchess County, New York, has imposed a preliminary injunction that temporarily prevents President Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, and Simon & Schuster from publishing her forthcoming book.
"Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man" is slated to be published by Simon & Schuster on July 28 by the 45th president's niece, the daughter of his late older brother Fred.
According to a description of the book on Amazon, "she describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office."
This was the second time Robert Trump, the president's younger brother, tried to halt the book’s publication. The first attempt, in Queens Surrogate’s Court where the estate of the president’s father was settled, failed when the judge said the outcome would not affect the administration of the estate "one iota."
While Surrogate’s Court was not the place for the Trump family to pursue an injunction the judge said the family was free to try again in State Supreme Court, which Robert Trump did, in Dutchess County, north of New York City.
Charles Harder, who represents Robert Trump, told ABC News his client was very pleased with Tuesday's ruling.
"The actions of Mary Trump and Simon & Schuster are truly reprehensible. We look forward to vigorously litigating this case, and will seek the maximum remedies available by law for the enormous damages caused by Mary Trump’s breach of contract and Simon & Schuster’s intentional interference with that contract. Short of corrective action to immediately cease their egregious conduct, we will pursue this case to the very end," Harder said in a statement.
"This book, which addresses matters of great public concern and importance about a sitting president in election year, should not be suppressed even for one day," Ted Boutrous who represents Mary Trump said in a statement to ABC News.
The judge ordered each side to submit papers in the next seven days so he can make a ruling whether to grant a permanent injunction ahead of the scheduled publication date of July 28. Both a representative for Simon & Schuster and an attorney for Mary Trump told ABC News they intend to appeal the ruling.