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Vincent Bordini,
who said he was hired in December 2015 as a software trainer,
said Earl Phillip, then Trump's North Carolina state director,
pointed a pistol at his kneecap while the two were in a car
together in February, according to a lawsuit dated Wednesday and
filed in state court.
Bordini said he reported the incident to several Trump campaign
officials, including then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski,
with no result, according to the lawsuit, which was posted
online by the New York Daily News. The lawsuit names Phillip and
the Trump campaign as defendants.
"Vincent was a passionate Donald J. Trump supporter," the
lawsuit said. "He had faith that the Trump campaign would handle
the situation internally. But as time went on it became apparent
that this not going to happen."
William Harding, a Charlotte-based lawyer for Phillip, called
the allegations "preposterous" and said if Bordini's claims were
true, there would have been criminal action.
"If someone brandished a weapon on me or assaults me, I'm going
to go to the appropriate law enforcement officer," Harding said.
Phillip was replaced earlier this month as state director and
moved to a diversity coalition for Trump. On Thursday, he
resigned from the campaign, Harding said.
The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment. An
attorney for Bordini also did not immediately respond.
The lawsuit said the gun incident occurred during a trip to
South Carolina ahead of that state's primary. Bordini said four
other people had similar interactions with Phillip, but the
campaign did nothing in response, the lawsuit said.
(Reporting by Emily Stephenson; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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