China News Service, January 20 (Xinhua) according to foreign media reports, a US judge imposed a fine of nearly one million US dollars on former President Trump and his lawyers because they filed "baseless" allegations against former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. A lawsuit alleging she tried to manipulate the results of the 2016 presidential election.
According to reports, Trump's lawsuit seeks $70 million in damages, accusing Hillary and other defendants of conspiring to "make false statements" during the 2016 election to win the election.
Former US President Trump.
"We are confronted with a lawsuit that should never have been filed, that is completely pointless in fact and law, and that was launched in bad faith and for improper purposes," said Judge Middle Brooks of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. mentioned."
In the ruling on the 19th local time, Middle Brooks also pointed out that "Trump is a prolific and sophisticated litigant who has repeatedly used the courts to retaliate against political opponents."
Trump and his attorney, Alina Habba, will be fined $937,900, according to the order.
Haba did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the order.