A few weeks later, Nwaguma and two other protesters sued Trump, Bamberger and a third man, the white nationalist Matthew Heimbach. Last month a judge ruled that the protesters have sufficient claims to move forward with their court cases, which claim that they were assaulted at Trump's incitement.
On Friday, Bamberger's attorneys denied that he assaulted Nwanguma, saying in a new court filing that he "admits only that he touched a woman".
But the attorneys also made a claim against the president and his campaign, observing that throughout the 2016 election Trump repeatedly urged supporters to expel protesters, and once hinted he would pay any legal fees of those who did.
"Bamberger had no prior intention to act has he did," the attorneys wrote. "Bamberger would not have acted as he did without Trump and/or Trump campaign's specific urging and inspiration.