A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which a former campaign staffer, Alva Johnson, accused President Donald Trump of kissing her against her will and alleged that Trump’s presidential bid engaged in pay discrimination against female and African American employees.
U.S. District Court Judge William Jung tossed out Johnson’s complaint, saying it was too laden with political claims.
“As currently stated, the Complaint presents a political lawsuit, not a tort and wages lawsuit,” Jung wrote. “ the Court will try a tort and wages dispute not a political one.
The judge said the portion of Johnson’s suit dealing with the alleged unwanted kiss was unfocused and dragged in more than a dozen other Trump acts that are not legally relevant to the question of whether Trump kissed her without her consent.
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