Trump to pay $1 million to settle "frivolous" lawsuit by Hilary Clinton
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Former US president Donald Trump and his attorneys were fined almost $1 million on Thursday for filing a "frivolous" lawsuit alleging that Hillary Clinton tried to rig the 2016 election.
The Republican, who wants to run for president
again in 2024, was accused by District Judge John Middlebrooks of engaging in a
"continuous pattern of judicial abuse" and filing the lawsuit
"in order to dishonestly push a political narrative."
The complaint, which Middlebrooks dismissed
last year, claimed that Clinton and others had spread a false story about
Trump's campaign's collusion with Russia. Trump had requested $70 million in
compensation.
In the 45-page written court judgement,
Middlebrooks stated that the lawsuit "should never had been
launched."
Its weakness as a legal claim was clear right
away. No sane attorney would have submitted it. None of the allegations in the
modified complaint presented a legally cognizable claim; they were all included
for political purposes only, the judge said.
The order also penalises Alina Habba, Trump's
attorney.
The entire amount of sanctions issued by
Middlebrooks to pay the defendants' legal fees and expenses is $937,989.39, and
the two are jointly and severally accountable for it.
Trump, according to Middlebrooks, is "a
prolific and skilled litigant who frequently uses the courts to seek
retribution on political rivals.
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