Trump's brother, again, tries to stop tell-all book from Mary Trump as news outlets publish its shocking claims

Get the Full StoryIn a filing first reported by The Daily Beast, Robert Trump argues that his niece's new book violates a confidentiality agreement.

Robert Trump's lawyer argues that the book by Mary Trump, "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man," constitutes "personal observations, not political commentary."

Mary Trump's lawyer rejected the argument that her book is not protected by the First Amendment.

"Robert Trump's brief defies the First Amendment," Theodore Boutrous Jr. said, "ignores basic contract law and fails completely to justify a prior restraint muzzling Mary Trump from publishing her book."

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US President Donald Trump's brother is again trying to silence their niece, Mary Trump, alleging that the First Amendment does not extend to her tell-all book.

In a filing first reported by The Daily Beast, Robert Trump argues that his relative is bound by a confidentiality agreement signed years ago and that book publishers do not enjoy the same right to free speech as news organizations.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Inside London during COVID-19 lockdownSee Also:Meet Mary Trump, the president's niece who is a life coach, apparent Hillary Clinton fan, and has written a scathing tell-all about her uncleNative American protesters blocked the road leading up to Mount Rushmore and faced off with the National Guard in the hours before Trump's fiery speechImmigration judges are suing the Trump administration over a gag rule, saying it violates their right to free speech

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