A federal decide on Thursday imposed practically $1 million in sanctions on former US President Donald Trump and his lawyer for submitting a since-dismissed “frivolous” lawsuit towards Hillary Clinton.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 20, 2023 12:09 IST
Donald Trump had sought $70 million in damages in his lawsuit (Photo: File)
By India Today Web Desk: Former US President Donald Trump and his crew of legal professionals have been ordered to pay practically a million {dollars} in sanctions for suing Hillary Clinton over claims that the 2016 election was rigged.
A US district court docket decide, who dismissed Trump’s lawsuit in September final yr, mentioned sanctions had been wanted as a result of Trump “exhibited a pattern of misusing the courts to further his political agenda.”
US district decide John Middlebrooks mentioned the sanctions had been warranted as a result of the previous president had exhibited a sample of misusing the courts to additional his political agenda.
“This case should never have been brought. Its inadequacy as a legal claim was evident from the start,” he was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Middlebrooks, who was appointed to the bench by President Bill Clinton in 1997, dismissed the case in September, calling the lawsuit “a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him.”
WHAT IS THE CASE?
Donald Trump sued Hillary Clinton, his rival within the 2016 presidential race, claiming that she and different Democrats sought to rig the election by falsely accusing the Trump marketing campaign of getting hyperlinks to Russia.
Trump, a Republican, sought re-election in 2020 however was defeated by Democrat Joe Biden, after which he repeatedly made false claims, blaming widespread voting fraud for his loss.
He has launched a run for the 2024 presidential election, organising a possible rematch towards Joe Biden.
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Jan 20, 2023
