Kaplan, who represents author E. Jean Carroll, said Trump, who is contesting jurisdiction in a defamation suit brought by Carroll, can't say in court that he isn't domiciled in Manhattan, while claiming to be a New Yorker when it suits him

President Donald Trump recently told a group of state governors that he lives in Manhattan, despite arguing in an ongoing lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court that he is not subject to personal jurisdiction in New York, according to new filings Monday.

Roberta Kaplan of Kaplan Hecker & Fink, who is representing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in a defamation suit filed against Trump last fall, on Monday filed a motion to strike Trump’s affirmative defense on the basis of his June 1 comments.

Kaplan said Trump can’t say in court that he isn’t domiciled in Manhattan, while claiming to be a New Yorker when it suits him.

Trump was discussing ongoing protests against police brutality with the governors, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, when he began reflecting on the response of the New York City Police Department, Kaplan wrote, citing an NPR account of the call.

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