A Donald Trump supporter accused of assaulting a protester at a rally acted “in response to and inspired by Trump and/or the Trump Campaign’s urging to remove the protesters,” according to a Friday court filing.
Alvin Bamberger, 75, was named as a defendant on a lawsuit filed by Kashiya Nwanguma, Molly Shah and Henry Brousseau, who all attended a Louisville, Ky., Trump rally in 2016 to protest against then-candidate Trump. Video footage of the rally shows Nwanguma being shoved repeatedly by Bamberger.
Bamberger admits to touching the woman but denies he assaulted her. And, according to Bamberger, any action he took was the will of Trump and his campaign.
