Trump sues Watergate journalist Bob Woodward and publisher Simon & Schuster for $50 MILLION
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Trump sues Watergate journalist Bob Woodward and publisher Simon and Schuster for $50 MILLION for selling recordings of their interviews as audiobooks
- Trump filed a lawsuit in Florida alleging that 19 interviews were for the “sole purpose” of the book
- Woodward used material for Ragelater sold The Trump Tapes audio book
- Your new lawyer has done the voice-over; he filed suit in Florida and appealed to Judge Reagan
Former President Donald Trump is suing veteran journalist Bob Woodward over the publication of his triumph ribbons audiobook, claiming ownership of the copyright and asking Woodward and Simon & Shuster to pay more than $49 million in damages.
Trump, who can be heard on the tapes calling Woodward “a great historian” and “the great Bob Woodward” in their recorded conversations, is outraged by Woodward’s audio post.
He had previously called Woodward “very sleazy” and threatened to sue him. On Monday, he finally did it in Florida, drawing a Pensacola judge he is fighting terminal prostate cancer and that once issued a ruling that struck down Obamacare.
His new lawyer was born in Britain and is licensed to practice law in Florida and New York, as well as appear in court as a solicitor in the UK, and as he revealed to DailyMail.com he has done voice acting for Wendy’s, Panera Bread. , and other patrons in a variety of accents.
Trump participated in 19 interviews with Watergate journalist Bob Woodward. He is suing for $49 million in damages after the publication of The Trump Tapes
Trump’s lawyers claim that the former president, who spoke to Woodward while in office in repeated interviews, which Woodward recorded, “for the sole purpose of a book.”
“This case centers on Mr. Woodward’s systematic misappropriation, manipulation, and exploitation of audio of President Trump,” according to the lawsuit.
Trump had done the interviews during the pandemic, as Woodward wrote Ragehis follow-up to his 2018 book critical of Trump, Fear. Trump participated in 19 interviews with Woodward.
He has been accused of buying forums in the past and using the courts to make political points. Days ago, he withdrew a second lawsuit against New York AG Letitia James.
Trump filed a lawsuit in Florida after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago for classified material, attracting a judge he appointed who ruled in his favor and appointed a “special master” to classify the material. An appeals court later overturned the ruling.
His attorney, Robert Garson, denied any purchase of forums. “He is a Florida resident,” Garson told DailyMail.com.
He also said the lawsuit was not intended to make a political statement. ‘I don’t bring suits to grab headlines. I’m not that kind of person,’ she said.
Garson, who has won awards for his narration work, she has a ‘remarkably versatile voice anchored in the British accent range’ and has done work in Scottish, Irish and American accents. She says that she has not represented Trump before.
Trump himself is a former TV host, and once famous served McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King at the White House.
Woodward released The Trump Tapes after conducting multiple interviews with Trump
Lawyer Robert Garson says he has not previously represented Trump
His lawsuit bases the damage figure of $49 million on the sale of 2 million copies at $24.99 each, as Bloomberg reported, noting that all three judges in the division of the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida where Trump has appeared are Republican Party appointees.
Trump last week withdrew his $250 million lawsuit against James after a judge slapped him with $1 million in fines for a lawsuit he called a “political manifesto outlining his grievances against those who have opposed him.” “.