Trump blasts niece's 'conspiracy theories' as he seeks fraud lawsuit's dismissal

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded his niece out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars, accusing her of embracing "conspiracy theories" in her quest to consume him with lawsuits after he leaves the White House.

 

The president's lawyers said Mary Trump gave up her claims in a 2001 settlement with family members over the estate of his father Fred Trump Sr, who died in 1999.

 

They also said Mary Trump waited to long to accuse Donald Trump, his sister Maryanne Trump Barry and his late brother Robert Trump of trying to "squeeze" her out of her inheritance, relying instead on a 2018 New York Times report on tax matters involving the family.

 

"Plaintiff makes outlandish and incredulous accusations in her complaint, which is laden with conspiracy theories more befitting a Hollywood screenplay than a pleading in a legal action," the lawyers, who also represent Robert Trump's estate, said in a filing on Monday in a New York state court in Manhattan.

 

They said the lawsuit's "true purpose" was "to weaken the President's political influence during his post-presidency by preoccupying him with the defense of innumerable lawsuits."

 

Mary Trump, 55, a psychologist, made some of her allegations in her best-selling tell-all: "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man."

 

The president's sister, a retired federal judge, also wants the lawsuit dismissed.

 

Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Mary Trump, said that while her client "is surely no fan of Donald Trump or his administration's policies, [the] intra-family fraud is what this case is about."

 

Donald Trump, a Republican, was defeated in the Nov. 3 election by Democrat Joe Biden and his term ends Jan. 20.

 

Trump faces several other legal actions. These include a criminal probe by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, a civil probe by New York Attorney General Letitia James into whether he inflated asset values to obtain loans and tax benefits, and a defamation lawsuit by the writer E. Jean Carroll, whose allegation of rape he has denied.

 

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Grant McCool)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-01-06

 

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25 minutes ago, webfact said:

"Plaintiff makes outlandish and incredulous accusations in her complaint, which is laden with conspiracy theories more befitting a Hollywood screenplay than a pleading in a legal action,"

 

Oh the irony ????

The first of many lining up.

Loser Trump is in for a bad year, hopefully!

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Trump blasts niece's 'conspiracy theories' as he seeks fraud lawsuit's dismissal

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded his niece out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars, accusing her of embracing "conspiracy theories" in her quest to consume him with lawsuits after he leaves the White House.

 

The president's lawyers said Mary Trump gave up her claims in a 2001 settlement with family members over the estate of his father Fred Trump Sr, who died in 1999.

 

They also said Mary Trump waited to long to accuse Donald Trump, his sister Maryanne Trump Barry and his late brother Robert Trump of trying to "squeeze" her out of her inheritance, relying instead on a 2018 New York Times report on tax matters involving the family.

 

"Plaintiff makes outlandish and incredulous accusations in her complaint, which is laden with conspiracy theories more befitting a Hollywood screenplay than a pleading in a legal action," the lawyers, who also represent Robert Trump's estate, said in a filing on Monday in a New York state court in Manhattan.

 

They said the lawsuit's "true purpose" was "to weaken the President's political influence during his post-presidency by preoccupying him with the defense of innumerable lawsuits."

 

Mary Trump, 55, a psychologist, made some of her allegations in her best-selling tell-all: "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man."

 

The president's sister, a retired federal judge, also wants the lawsuit dismissed.

 

Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Mary Trump, said that while her client "is surely no fan of Donald Trump or his administration's policies, [the] intra-family fraud is what this case is about."

 

Donald Trump, a Republican, was defeated in the Nov. 3 election by Democrat Joe Biden and his term ends Jan. 20.

 

Trump faces several other legal actions. These include a criminal probe by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, a civil probe by New York Attorney General Letitia James into whether he inflated asset values to obtain loans and tax benefits, and a defamation lawsuit by the writer E. Jean Carroll, whose allegation of rape he has denied.

 

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Grant McCool)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-01-06

 

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"Plaintiff makes outlandish and incredulous accusations in her complaint, which is laden with conspiracy theories more befitting a Hollywood screenplay than a pleading in a legal action," 

 

Substituting the words "her" for "his", wasn't this very phrase used by defense lawyers nation wide during Trump's 1-61 Stop The Steal Tour of 2020?

What? He blasts! Seeks dismissal! I actually thought that the US president knew that an accused man must go to court and prove his innocense. After that let the jury or judge, depending on choice, present the outcome of the trial. It´s really sad to be so uneducated for a man in his position.

That’s rich coming from the conspiracy troll in chief lol imo Mary trump has had him pegged spot on and has helped me to understand his illness 

Here's another conspiracy theory - Trump is possibly flying to Scotland to play golf the day before Biden's inauguration, and he's been told he's not welcome.

https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/trump-not-welcome-in-scotland-on-inauguration-day-20210106-p56s0d.html

Mar al Lago, now Scotland. Looks like the only place he'll be welcome is the law courts, or jail.

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

The first of many lining up.

Loser Trump is in for a bad year, hopefully!

A bad decade I hope

30 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Here's another conspiracy theory - Trump is possibly flying to Scotland to play golf the day before Biden's inauguration, and he's been told he's not welcome.

https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/trump-not-welcome-in-scotland-on-inauguration-day-20210106-p56s0d.html

Mar al Lago, now Scotland. Looks like the only place he'll be welcome is the law courts, or jail.

He should know that the UK (Yes Scotland still part of the UK) has an extradition treaty with the USA......maybe he should try Russia or Cuba instead

34 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Here's another conspiracy theory - Trump is possibly flying to Scotland to play golf the day before Biden's inauguration, and he's been told he's not welcome.

https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/trump-not-welcome-in-scotland-on-inauguration-day-20210106-p56s0d.html

Mar al Lago, now Scotland. Looks like the only place he'll be welcome is the law courts, or jail.

Rumored Trump Trip to Scottish Golf Course Ruled Out of Bounds

Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has shot down a supposed plan for the president to pass the Biden inauguration at his Turnberry links.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/world/europe/trump-scotland-golf-course.html

Through out his business life Trump has failed to pay companies and people who have done work for him.

With all the current and pending legal action pending is Trump paying the lawyers who represent him, his companies and family Any  smart legal firm would be asking for payment up front but as we have seen Trump does not appear to employ smart lawyers. eg. fraudulent election claims 60, 59 thrown out or withdrawn.

7 minutes ago, Paul Henry said:

Through out his business life Trump has failed to pay companies and people who have done work for him.

With all the current and pending legal action pending is Trump paying the lawyers who represent him, his companies and family Any  smart legal firm would be asking for payment up front but as we have seen Trump does not appear to employ smart lawyers. eg. fraudulent election claims 60, 59 thrown out or withdrawn.

It would not matter how smart they are. That's why the more reputable lawyers ditched Trump as a client, for fear of damaging their own success story.

The title should read:

 

Americans blasts Trump's 'conspiracy theories' as he seeks fraud lawsuit's dismissal

4 hours ago, Lacessit said:

It would not matter how smart they are. That's why the more reputable lawyers ditched Trump as a client, for fear of damaging their own success story.

 

the lawyer on the phone call with him and the officials from Georgia has abruptly resigned.  Retribution...hopefully for all those who are engaging in these seditious acts.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/cleta-mitchell-foley-lardner-trump.html

4 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

the lawyer on the phone call with him and the officials from Georgia has abruptly resigned.  Retribution...hopefully for all those who are engaging in these seditious acts.

Trump had better hope Biden serves out his full term. IMO if Harris replaces him at any point, her first act would be to have Trump arrested and charged with sedition. She was Attorney General of California, and she knows where the jugular is.

1 hour ago, Jeffr2 said:

the lawyer on the phone call with him and the officials from Georgia has abruptly resigned.  Retribution...hopefully for all those who are engaging in these seditious acts.

abruptly asked to resign by the firm she worked for.....another way of politely saying "You're fired !'

 

In less than 24 hours...we finally get to say to Trump..."pack your bags, don't break anything on your way out, and here's $10 bucks for cab fare"

 

I'm buying some good wine for tomorrow's celebration....finally rid of this pond scum

4 hours ago, webfact said:

U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded his niece out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars, accusing her of embracing "conspiracy theories"

Ah the irony...

5 hours ago, webfact said:

They said the lawsuit's "true purpose" was "to weaken the President's political influence during his post-presidency

It's not even as if trump needs any help with this, in this respect, as the Georgia phone call proves, he is quite capable of doing it all by himself...

31 minutes ago, tonray said:

abruptly asked to resign by the firm she worked for.....another way of politely saying "You're fired !'

 

In less than 24 hours...we finally get to say to Trump..."pack your bags, don't break anything on your way out, and here's $10 bucks for cab fare"

 

I'm buying some good wine for tomorrow's celebration....finally rid of this pond scum

It's not over until noon on the 20th.  There's a still a fear Trump will (try) to invoke martial law and somehow get the military involved.  It won't happen, but as usual, he can create huge problems trying this. 

 

He should be tried for sedition, along with his corrupt enablers.

2 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

It's not over until noon on the 20th.  There's a still a fear Trump will (try) to invoke martial law and somehow get the military involved.  It won't happen, but as usual, he can create huge problems trying this. 

 

He should be tried for sedition, along with his corrupt enablers.

He's not invoking anything because underneath he's always been a coward...he would hope someone would do his dirty work for him. Cowards ultimately slink away in the dead of night. I expect he'll disappear in the next week from the White House and hide his face in shame.

3 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

It's not even as if trump needs any help with this, in this respect, as the Georgia phone call proves, he is quite capable of doing it all by himself...

As this article says, it's not just Trump.  It's the entire GOP.  Look at what Lindsey Graham is doing!  He should be jailed.

 

https://www.vox.com/21562116/anne-applebaum-twilight-of-democracy-gop-trump-election-fraud-2020-biden-the-ezra-klein-show

 

Some Republicans, like Lindsey Graham, have wholeheartedly endorsed Trump’s claims. On Monday, the South Carolina senator said that Trump should not concede the election and that “Republicans win because of our ideas and we lose elections because [Democrats] cheat.” Others — including Vice President Mike Pence and Sens. Marco Rubio and Josh Hawley — have signaled solidarity with the president, while not quite endorsing his conspiracy theories. The message is clear: When faced with the choice of loyalty to Trump and the legitimacy of the democratic process, Republicans are more than willing to throw democracy under the bus.

Just now, tonray said:

He's not invoking anything because underneath he's always been a coward...he would hope someone would do his dirty work for him. Cowards ultimately slink away in the dead of night. I expect he'll disappear in the next week from the White House and hide his face in shame.

I'd love to believe you, but we know Trump will spin this into a win.  He's potentially setting up a nutjob media outlet.  And for now, is leader of the GOP.  Go against him and you are toast politically.

 

I think he'll be around for some time to come...sadly...

5 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

I'd love to believe you, but we know Trump will spin this into a win.  He's potentially setting up a nutjob media outlet.  And for now, is leader of the GOP.  Go against him and you are toast politically.

 

I think he'll be around for some time to come...sadly...

Good ...let him split the Republican party because split they cannot win another election...

6 minutes ago, tonray said:

Good ...let him split the Republican party because split they cannot win another election...

As a 'reformed' former member of the GOP, I agree with you, but find it sad it's come to this.  Too many are putting their political careers above the needs of the country.  Like Mitt Romney said.  Sucks.

With Fred Jr. out of the way, pretty easy for donald to wrest control, and force siblings mary and robert (deceased) into the fraudmobile.

 

I think most trump supporters would praise his initative, and "business acumen" in stealing money from family?

 

 

President Trump and siblings sued by niece Mary Trump, who claims they swindled her out of millions of dollars

 

“Each scheme was a fraud in itself, but they also built on one another. First, Defendants fraudulently siphoned value from Mary’s interests to entities Defendants owned and controlled, while disguising those transfers as legitimate business transactions (the ‘Grift’),” the suit said.

 

“Second, Defendants fraudulently depressed the value of Mary’s interests, and the net income they generated, in part through fraudulent appraisals and financial statements (the ‘Devaluing’),” the suit claims.

 

“Third, following Fred Sr.‘s death, Defendants forced Mary to the negotiating table by threatening to bankrupt Mary’s interests and by canceling the healthcare policy that was keeping [Mary’s brother] Fred III’s infant son alive, and once at the table Defendants presented Mary with a stack of fraudulent valuations and financial statements, and a written agreement that itself memorialized their fraud, and obtained her signature (the ‘Squeeze-Out’).”

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/24/mary-trump-sues-president-trump-for-fraud.html

 

 

An older story, backgrounder...

 

Trump reportedly tried to rewrite his father's will, but his dad thwarted the effort, saying it 'doesn't pass the smell test'

 

President Donald Trump sought to rewrite his father's will in 1990 to strengthen his position as the sole executor of his father's estate, according to a New York Times investigation published Tuesday.

Fred Trump saw the move as an attempt to go behind his back and removed his son from having sole control of the estate, The Times reported, citing depositions and other documents it obtained.

 

Fred Trump feared that his son would strip the estate to rescue his own failing empire, the report says.

The investigation by The Times found that Donald Trump and his family engaged in "instances of outright fraud" to enhance their wealth. New York agencies are investigating the allegations in the report.

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/nyt-trump-tried-change-fred-trump-will-2018-10

Hmm.  "She gave up her claim..."   Why does that sound familiar?  Oh, yeah.  Sort of like Trump giving up his claim to live at Mar-A-Lago in order for it to be zoned commercial.   And, now he wants to go back on that.  No respect at all for the law. 

3 hours ago, tonray said:

He should know that the UK (Yes Scotland still part of the UK) has an extradition treaty with the USA......maybe he should try Russia or Cuba instead

 

Being an ex-president entitles him to Secret Service protection the rest of his life.  I don't know if any former pres has actually refused it.  He's going to have to  dismiss them because he won't be able to maneuver, and he will leave trails/records of wherever he goes and whoever he meets so long as he is in their charge.  Records are kept, info goes up the chain of command, info gets spread, etc and a prosecutor or three may take an interest in his current doings. 

The protectors may at some point be his captors.  Who knows, this may possibly happen on Jan. 20th.

 

 

3 minutes ago, newnative said:

Hmm.  "She gave up her claim..."   Why does that sound familiar?  Oh, yeah.  Sort of like Trump giving up his claim to live at Mar-A-Lago in order for it to be zoned commercial.   And, now he wants to go back on that.  No respect at all for the law. 

Have you read why she gave up her claim?  It has to do with fraud on the part of Trump and his siblings.  I wish her luck!!

31 minutes ago, bendejo said:

He's going to have to  dismiss them because he won't be able to maneuver, and he will leave trails/records of wherever he goes and whoever he meets so long as he is in their charge. 

 

Meh. Hasn't been a problem to date.

 

Seen some reporting that some cadre of SecServ have been deemd too loyal to trump to serve the next president.

 

I doubt he'd turn down free government service?

 

Time to get started on the presidential library.

 

 

 

His tax returns will be released soon, so there's that. Will help Mary Trump's case I imagine. 

 

 

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Time to get started on the presidential library.

Any books in a trump library will be speaking ones...