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Bonus Exchange of the Day

October 4, 2021 · 1:30 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Mary Trump, niece of the former president, recorded an interview with Dean Obeidallah just moments after being served with legal papers:

TRUMP: Yes, Donald is suing me, The New York Times and the three Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters who wrote that extraordinary piece of journalism in 2018, for $100 million for reasons which don’t necessarily stand up to scrutiny, but obviously we’ll have to let the courts decide.  But in an unusual move, a process server came to my home to serve me with papers–which typically doesn’t happen if you’re represented by counsel. It’s usually sent to the attorney’s office, so I’m guessing it was some kind of power play. But to lighten the mood, I guess, the process server also asked me to sign a copy of my first book which he had brought with him.

OBEIDALLAH: He had your first book with him?!

TRUMP: He had it with him and I asked him what his name was, and I signed the book for him.

OBEIDALLAH: So the guy is serving you papers to sue you from your uncle, but you’re like “sure?”

TRUMP: It’s a little weird – you’re serving me with a lawsuit and asking me to sign a book for you, but okay…

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