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Trump Sues Ex-Campaign Aide for $10 Million

July 13, 2016 at 2:58 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Donald Trump “is seeking $10 million in damages from a former senior campaign consultant, Sam Nunberg, alleging that Nunberg leaked confidential information to reporters in violation of a nondisclosure agreement,” the AP reports.

In a court filing, Nunberg accuses Trump of trying to silence him “in a misguided attempt to cover up media coverage of an apparent affair” between senior campaign staffers.

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