Lawyers for Mary Trump had argued it was meant to keep details of the settlement private and does not bar Mary Trump from telling her famous family’s story outside of that. Mary Trump is the daughter of Fred Trump Jr., the president’s brother, who died in 1981 when she was 16 years old. Fred Jr. was preoccupied with pursuing aviation as his family, including the future president, pressured him to focus on the family business. ADMary Trump labels the president a “sociopath” in the book, citing his efforts to win over his difficult father. The memoir paints the family patriarch as a malignant figure who largely created and shaped the future president.

Source: Washington Post July 14, 2020 00:10 UTC