<p>Donald Trump just sat down for a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-to-face-sworn-deposition-in-coming-days-233202" target="_blank">sworn deposition</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;A judge&nbsp;<a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/trump-will-give-deposition-right-before-he-s-inaugurated/" target="_blank">ordered the deposition</a>&nbsp;after the president-elect filed a lawsuit against chef Jos&eacute; Andr&eacute;s, who backed out of building a restaurant at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.</p><p>The dispute started during the 2015 campaign season, when Trump made several comments about Mexican immigrants.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/trump-settles-trump-university-lawsuits-for-25-million/">Trump University Cases Settled For $25 Million</a></b></p><p>&quot;They&#39;re bringing drugs. They&#39;re bringing crime. They&#39;re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people, &quot;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/06/16/trump_mexico_not_sending_us_their_best_criminals_drug_dealers_and_rapists_are_crossing_border.html" target="_blank">Trump said</a>&nbsp;at a campaign event.</p><p>He also said the U.S. has become a &quot;dumping ground for everybody else&#39;s problems.&quot;</p><p>When he backed out of the deal, Andr&eacute;s&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Jose-Andres-Cancels-Plan-for-Restaurant-at-Trumps-Planned-DC-Hotel--312590091.html" target="_blank">said in a statement</a>, &quot;as a proud Spanish immigrant and recently naturalized American citizen myself, I believe that every human being deserves respect, regardless of immigration status.&quot;</p><p>Trump and his team originally asked for $10 million in damages from the cancellation. But, according to Politico, over the past year, that number has increased.</p><p>Andr&eacute;s isn&#39;t the only chef&nbsp;<a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/donald-trump-deposition-video-finally-goes-public/" target="_blank">Trump is battling</a>. Geoffrey Zakarian also pulled out of plans to open a restaurant at the same D.C. hotel. That case is&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/03/politics/trump-hotel-lawsuit-at-impasse-headed-to-trial/" target="_blank">headed to trial</a>, though no date has been set.</p><p>Outside the restaurant world, the president-elect is entangled in a ton of other lawsuits.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/25/pending-lawsuits-donald-trump-presidency/92666382/" target="_blank">USA Today reports</a>&nbsp;his companies are facing open lawsuits for alleged sexual discrimination, fraud, unpaid bills and contract disputes.</p><p>Presidential depositions are rare. The last president to face questioning was Bill Clinton for a sexual harassment suit in 1998. Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and Ulysses S. Grant are the only other sitting presidents to be deposed.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/dem-joe-manchin-approves-of-trump-s-epa-pick-scott-pruitt/">Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin Gives Trump&#039;s EPA Pick A Thumbs Up</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/gop-senators-introduce-bill-to-move-us-embassy-to-jerusalem/">GOP Bill To Cut Embassy Security Unless US Embassy Moves To Jerusalem</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/gop-revives-rule-that-could-slash-federal-workers-pay/">GOP Revives Rule That Could Slash Federal Workers&#039; Pay</a></li></ul>