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It's as if they expected to be sued.
The Nondisclosure Agreements they demanded were a lot like the litigation secrecy agreements demanded by manufacturers accused of automobile defects that allegedly killed people and by sellers of prescription opioids that allegedly flooded the nation.
The 2016 Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. Campaign required its campaign workers to agree that they would not disclose "any Confidential Information" -- ever. Even after the campaign was over. "Confidential Information" was whatever "Mr. Trump insists" was private or confidential.
In another part of the NDA that is similar to lawyers' secrecy agreements in lawsuits, the Campaign required everyone covered by the agreement to "destroy" all materials in their possession "that are based upon the Confidential Information," including everything "prepared by you or on your behalf[.]" After the materials were destroyed, they had to "acknowledge such destruction in writing" to the Campaign.
On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, a Federal Judge ruled that the NDA is too "vague" and "broad" for a Court to enforce it as it is written.
The Campaign invited the Judge to rewrite their Nondisclosure Agreement to make it legal. The Judge declined that invitation.
The case is Jessica Denson v. Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., Case No. 20 Civ. 4737 (PGG) (Southern District of New York).
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