A PAIN IN THE NECK ALREADY?  IS RAMASWAMY WEARING OUT HIS WELCOME?  FROM DAILY MAIL: 

Debate darling Vivek Ramaswamy is taking a page from Donald Trump’s book by claiming that his bid for the presidency means he shouldn’t have to give evidence in a court case.

The near-billionaire is fighting a bid to force him to give testimony under oath – saying he is too busy campaigning to find time, court documents obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com show.

And he has lashed out at former investors, saying they are trying to scupper his bid for the White House by making him give a deposition linked to a court case about a biotech buyout.

As a candidate for President of the United States, I must frequently travel across the United States to campaign, make speeches, give media interviews, and meet with voters,’ he wrote in papers filed in federal court in Ohio's Southern District on July 27.

‘Consequently, I am often away from home, and when I am home it is often not until late in the evening after a full campaign day.’

Ramaswamy – who is generally considered to have been the winner in last Wednesday’s Republican Party debate – told Trump-appointed judge Sarah Morrison the bid to make him testify is a ‘fishing expedition’.

Investors in one of Ramaswamy’s companies have asked the Ohio court to force him to give a deposition to gather evidence for another case that is being heard in Bermuda.

In that case the investors, Alpine Partners, believe they were short-changed in a controversial merger deal. The agreement was finalized in March after being initially agreed last October.

Lawyers for Alpine handed Ramaswamy – whose wealth is estimated at $950million – a subpoena to appear and be quizzed at their offices in New York, a move his attorneys have likened to harassment, after winning an initial court order in Ohio earlier that month.

Their plan was to grill the GOP’s rising star over his role in the $1.7 billion buyout of Myovant Sciences in March of this year.

They are also asking him to cough up documents that they claim could boost their chances of winning their court case in the British colony, which was filed in February.

COMMENT:  Vivek is learning that, as soon as you're seen as a potential winner, everyone goes after you.  Will he survive and go on to victory?  Or has he had his 15 minutes of fame?  Reports from the field suggest that he has some temporary momentum, but that he's also seen as brash and amateurish. 

August 28,  2023