Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg seeks to stop deposition in ongoing case over alleged promise to staff on his failed 2020 presidential campaign

A more than six-year-old dispute over what former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg allegedly promised staffers on his 2020 presidential campaign has reached Manhattan court, where he is seeking to block questioning under oath.

Bloomberg, one of the world’s richest people, entered the race in November 2019 and spent nearly $900 million before dropping out on March 4, 2020. He endorsed Joe Biden and later spent millions more to help defeat Trump.