A fine was issued against Trump for an “absurd” complaint against Hillary Clinton
The judge accused Trump of repeatedly using the courts to exact revenge on his political opponents.
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Yesterday, a US federal judge fined former President Donald Trump and his lawyer nearly $1 million for filing an “absurd” lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, accusing him of attempting fraud in the 2016 presidential election. Judge John Middlebrooks sentenced the Republican billionaire who hopes to return to the White House in 2024, by committing “abuse of the courts” by filing a lawsuit, “for dishonestly publishing a political narrative.”
The complaint, which was dismissed by Judge Middlebrooks last year, alleged that Clinton and others tried to convince the public that the Trump campaign was conducted with Russian collusion.
The former president demanded compensation of $70 million from his rival, whom he defeated in the 2016 presidential elections.
In his 45-page ruling, the judge considered that this complaint “should never have been filed.”
“Its inadequacy as a legal complaint was evident from the outset,” the judge wrote.
No sane lawyer would have presented it.
Its purpose is political, and none of the arguments in the complaint constitute an admissible legal claim.
Trump and his attorney, Alina Haba, were jointly and severally ordered to pay $937,989.39 to cover the legal costs of the opposing party.
Justice Middlebrooks wrote that Trump "has repeatedly used the courts to exact revenge on his political opponents."
He added, “He is a mastermind who deflected the course of the judicial process in a strategic way, and he cannot be considered a plaintiff who blindly follows the advice of his lawyer.
He was well aware of the impact of his actions.
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