Judge Denies Former White House Aide’s Request to Depose Trump in Lawsuit Involving Her Departure
A judge on Tuesday ruled that former Trump White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman is not allowed to depose former President Trump or former Trump chief of staff John Kelly in a lawsuit relating to her White House departure in 2018.
In his court opinion, Judge Richard Leon of the D.C. district court denied Newman’s request to call Trump or Kelly, as well as any member of the White House counsel’s office, to testify.
The lawsuit stems from Manigault Newman’s failure to file a financial disclosure form upon being let go from her position as director of communications in the Office of Public Liaison. According to Leon’s opinion, former government employees have to file their report within 30 days of departing, which Manigault Newman “knowingly and willingly” failed to do.
