Summer Zervos, left, and her attorney Mariann Wang speak to reporters outside New York state appellate court, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in New York. President Donald Trump’s lawyers hope to persuade an appeals court to dismiss or delay Zervos’ claim that he defamed her by calling her a liar after she accused him of unwanted kissing and groping. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Members of the panel at oral argument questioned the breadth of a state court’s authority if it did have jurisdiction over a sitting president, going so far as to consider if it could hold the president in contempt.
October 18, 2018 at 05:25 PM
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Manhattan appellate division justices grilled lawyers for President Donald Trump and an ex-contestant on “The Apprentice” reality TV show over the implications of extending New York state courts’ reach to the occupant of the Oval Office.
Members of the panel at oral argument questioned the breadth of a state court’s authority if it did have jurisdiction over a sitting president, going so far as to consider if it could hold the president in contempt.
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