Trump appeal rejected in NY defamation case, ex-'Apprentice' contestant's lawsuit can move...

New York’s highest court Tuesday dismissed Donald Trump’s appeal of a defamation case against him by a former contestant on his reality-TV show “The Apprentice,” on the grounds that Trump’s arguments are no longer valid since he is no longer president.

The decision from the New York Court of Appeals puts back in motion the lawsuit from Summer Zervos, who says Trump defamed her in 2016 when he called her a liar after she accused him of sexually assaulting her years earlier.

“Now a private citizen, the defendant has no further excuse to delay justice for Ms. Zervos, and we are eager to get back to the trial court and prove her claims,” Zervos’ attorney Beth Wilkinson said in a statement.