Trump Hastily Settles Assault Suit That Led to Revelation He’s Afraid He Might Be Killed by a Piece of Fruit

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Y’know, the one that led to the revelation that the ex-president thinks it’s highly possible he could be killed by a piece of fruit.According to the plaintiffs, Trump’s head of security allegedly punched one of the protesters in the head while trying to rip away a sign that read “Make America racist again.”While Trump claimed in a February 2016 affidavit that he had no knowledge of the situation at the time, and only learned about it the next day, in May, his former fixer, Michael Cohen, said that was a lie.During that deposition, an attorney for the plaintiffs brought up a 2016 campaign rally at which Trump told attendees, “If you see someone getting ready to throw a tomato, just knock the crap out of them, would you?” Asked why, Trump testified that he and his security detail were on high alert that someone was “going to throw fruit.” “You get hit with fruit, it’s—no, it’s very violent stuff.On Wednesday Benjamin Dictor, an attorney for the protesters, said that the lawsuit “was resolved on terms that they are very, very happy with.” A separate statement, signed by the plaintiffs and Trump attorney Alina Habba, noted that “all people...have a right to engage in peaceful protest on public sidewalks.”It’s not clear why Trump chose to settle, but it’s possible he was worried about how much money he was going to have to pay out, particularly in light of where the trial was taking place.As Randolph McLaughlin, a Pace University law school professor, told The Guardian just before jury selection kicked off: “Bronx juries, they engage in Robinhood-ism."

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