Trump Campaign to Sue Author Cliff Sims for Violating Non-Disclosure Agreement

[rangerrebew]

Trump Campaign to Sue Author Cliff Sims for Violating Non-Disclosure Agreement
 
By Jim E | January 29, 2019 11:18AM

The Trump presidential campaign is preparing to sue author Cliff Sims for breaking a non-disclosure agreement about his time working in the White House.
Breaking the agreement

Cliff Sims is the author of the new White House memoir, “Team of Vipers.” In the book, Sims portrays the White House’s operations as chaotic, while also painting unflattering portraits of many staffers.

During his stint in the Trump Administration, Sims served as the director of White House message strategy. He left his position last May.

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/trump-campaign-sues-cliff-sims/?utm_campaign=TPI_breaking_newsletter_1_29_2019&utm_source=criticalimpact&utm_medium=email&utm_content=4371d3fdbb69c3b8a6473c7b9fa19141&source=CI

[ABX]

This has come up with prior NDAs with administration officials and so far they don't hold up.

Technically, these officials don't work for the President, they work for the United States. As they also have to do with government function and they aren't discussing classified information, there is a first amendment issue.
Https://www.reuters.com/article/us-otc-nda-idUSKBN1GV2UT

Finally, the big question. If they are all lies as claimed, then technically nothing was disclosed so the NDA wasn't violated. If they are claiming NDA violations, that is in part an admission that what was disclosed was true.

[jmyrlefuller]

This has come up with prior NDAs with administration officials and so far they don't hold up.

Technically, these officials don't work for the President, they work for the United States. As they also have to do with government function and they aren't discussing classified information, there is a first amendment issue.
Https://www.reuters.com/article/us-otc-nda-idUSKBN1GV2UT

Finally, the big question. If they are all lies as claimed, then technically nothing was disclosed so the NDA wasn't violated. If they are claiming NDA violations, that is in part an admission that what was disclosed was true.

Or it's simply an intimidation tactic or SLAPP.

[ABX]

Or it's simply an intimidation tactic or SLAPP.

That's exactly what it is.