Trump settles $100 million lawsuit with niece over leaked tax records
President Donald Trump on Tuesday settled a $100 million lawsuit with his niece, which stemmed from allegations that she improperly leaked his tax records to the media. Trump sued Mary Trump in 2021, accusing her of leaking information to the New York Times for its 2018 coverage and violating confidentiality provisions of a 2001 settlement over the estate of Fred Trump Sr., the president’s father. This week, the yearslong legal quarrel came to an end when both sides filed a letter with a New York state court in Manhattan, announcing a settlement.
- ▪President Donald Trump on Tuesday settled a $100 million lawsuit with his niece, which stemmed from allegations that she improperly leaked his tax records to the media.
- ▪Trump sued Mary Trump in 2021, accusing her of leaking information to the New York Times for its 2018 coverage and violating confidentiality provisions of a 2001 settlement over the estate of Fred Trump Sr., the president’s father.
- ▪This week, the yearslong legal quarrel came to an end when both sides filed a letter with a New York state court in Manhattan, announcing a settlement.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday settled a $100 million lawsuit with his niece, which stemmed from allegations that she improperly leaked his tax records to the media. Trump sued Mary Trump in 2021, accusing her of leaking information to the New York Times for its 2018 coverage and violating confidentiality provisions of a 2001 settlement over the estate of Fred Trump Sr., the president’s father. This week, the yearslong legal quarrel came to an end when both sides filed a letter with a New York state court in Manhattan, announcing a settlement.
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