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Court narrows restraining order against Mary Trump book - POLITICO
Jul 02, 2020 1 min, 33 secs

An appeals judge has partially lifted a temporary restraining order that barred publication of a book in which President Donald Trump’s niece offers a scathing portrait of the Trump family.

The appeals judge left the order in place against Mary Trump and “any agent” of hers, leaving some uncertainty about whether Simon & Schuster is still covered by the order or would be risking contempt of court by moving forward with plans to release the book, which is due to come out July 28 under the title: “‘Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.”

“The legitimate interest in preserving family secrets may be one thing for the family of a real estate developer, no matter how successful; it is another matter for the family of the President of the United States.”

The suit filed last week seeks to enforce confidentiality provisions in a settlement agreement several members of the Trump family entered into in 2001 to resolve litigation over the estate of President Trump’s father, Fred Jr., who died in 1999

“The legitimate interest in preserving family secrets may be one thing for the family of a real estate developer, no matter how successful; it is another matter for the family of the President of the United States,” the judge wrote

“The passage of time and changes in circumstances may have rendered at least some of the restrained information less significant than it was at the time and, conversely, whatever legitimate public interest there may have been in the family disputes of a real estate developer and his relatives may be considerably heightened by that real estate developer now being President of the United States and a current candidate for re-election,” the judge said

President Trump is listed in the settlement as one of the family members Mary Trump promises not to discuss her relationship with

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