A former Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE staffer on Thursday filed a civil lawsuit accusing the campaign's North Carolina director of pointing a loaded gun at him.

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Vincent Bordini filed the lawsuit in state court against the Trump campaign and Earl Phillip, who left his post in North Carolina last week to head Trump's National Diversity Coalition.

Phillip resigned Thursday from his new job after the suit was filed, The Associated Press reported.

Bordini, described in the lawsuit as a "dedicated, loyal Trump campaign staffer," alleges assault and battery and is seeking monetary damages for emotional distress.

He says the GOP presidential nominee's campaign leadership didn't address the incident, which allegedly occurred in February.

“It happened in Phillip’s Jeep,” the complaint says. “Phillip was driving and Vincent was in the passenger seat. Phillip produced a pistol, put his right index finger on the trigger, and drove the barrel into Vincent’s knee cap.

“Once the initial shock wore off, Vincent said, ‘What the f--- are you doing?’ Phillip put the gun away as if nothing had happened. Phillip drove on and didn’t talk about it again. Petrified, Vincent kept his mouth shut.”

He said he reported the incident to the Trump campaign's regional director of Western North Carolina, who said Phillip had brandished a gun at him, too.

Bordini said he told Corey Lewandowski — Trump's campaign manager at the time — about the incident but saw no action.

“In response, the Trump Campaign neither terminated nor suspended Phillip."