Trump discusses his deposition in Trump Tower protest case
Trump discusses his deposition in Trump Tower protest case
By Joseph Choi - 10/18/21 05:56 PM EDT
Former President Trump released a statement on Monday discussing his four-hour long deposition in the civil lawsuit involving alleged violence that broke out between protesters and his security guards in 2015, saying he was "pleased to have had the opportunity to tell my side of this ridiculous story."
In 2015, a group of protesters of Mexican origin brought a suit against Trump and his head of security Keith Schiller following a rally outside of Trump Tower protesting his inflammatory remarks about Mexican immigrants. They alleged that Trump's security assaulted them and infringed on their First Amendment rights to peaceful protest.
The plaintiffs allege that Schiller struck one protester, Efrain Galicia, in the head when attempting to take away a sign that read "Trump: Make America Racist Again."
In a statement, Trump appeared to shoot down the protesters' claims of peaceful protest, saying that they "intentionally sought to rile up a crowd by blocking the entrance to Trump Tower."
“The Klu Klux Klan dressed protester case should have never been brought as the plaintiffs have no one to blame but themselves," he said. "Rather than protest peacefully, the plaintiffs intentionally sought to rile up a crowd by blocking the entrance to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue, in the middle of the day, wearing Klu Klux Klan robes and hoods."
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