The continuation of Summer Zervos against President Donald Trump can be continued, the court decides

Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice candidate, may continue defaming President Trump, a New York appeals court said on Thursday, rejecting the president's claim that he could not be sued in a court of law. 'State.

The decision means that the president may have to sit down for an affidavit, which is currently scheduled for June.

The first department of the New York State Appeal Division rejected Trump's argument that the case should be stayed until he is removed from office because, as President in office, he was safe from a lawsuit in a state court.

"We reject Trump's argument that the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution precludes a New York state court – and every state court in the country – from Exercise its authority under the Constitution of its state, "wrote the judges. "Instead, we find that the Supremacy Clause has never been designed to deprive a state court of its power to adjudicate cases and controversies under the Constitution of the United States." ;State."

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Zervos was one of 19 women who publicly accused Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign of sexual misconduct dating back several years earlier. He denied the charges and called the women liars, which prompted Zervos to sue for defamation.

"We are very pleased that the first department has reaffirmed that the defendant is not above the law," said Zervos' lawyer, Mariann Wang, in a statement. "We are eager to prove to a jury that Ms. Zervos has told the truth about the unwanted sexual groping of the accused and holds him accountable for his perverse lies."

President Trump's lawyers explained that his remarks were protected opinions and speech during a competitive campaign.

The president's defense team was waiting to receive an answer shortly.

Zervos said Trump had made unwanted sexual advances to him, which he denied. The first would have been in Trump's office in 2007, when he kissed her.

The second would have occurred shortly after Zervos went to see Trump for a dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where she said that he had kissed her "open-mouthed" and told her grabbed the shoulder, kissing her very aggressively, and put her hand on his chest.

Zervos filed his libel suit three days before Trump's inauguration.

The trial judge allowed the preliminary inquiry to continue while the president's appeal was pending. A statement is expected sometime before the end of June.