A day after a federal judge ordered Donald Trump and his lawyer to pay nearly $1 million in fines for filing a quickly dismissed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and 30 others, the former president filed suit against New York attorney -general, Letitia James, abandons.
Trump’s legal team dropped a lawsuit against James on Friday. The lawsuit was filed in November after she filed a $250 million civil suit against Trump and his family. Trump’s lawsuit accused her of harassment and stalking and sought to prevent her from obtaining documents about his private trust.
On Thursday, US District Judge Donald Middlebrooks’ sanctions order found Trump and lawyer Alina Habba guilty of what he called “widespread and persistent conduct” in filing a flurry of lawsuits that were then quickly dismissed.
Middlebrooks previously filed Trump’s lawsuit against Clinton et al. al., in which the first famous apprentice The host alleged that the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee conspired with figures such as then-FBI Director James Comey to impeach Trump. The judge wrote that “the implausible allegation that Mr. Comey conspired with Mrs. Clinton is not only lacking in substance, but categorically absurd, given the impact of his announcements on her 2016 campaign.”
“Thirty-one individuals and organizations have been needlessly disadvantaged in order to progress unfairly
a political story,” Middlebrooks wrote. “A continued pattern of abuse of the courts by Mr. Trump and his lawyers undermines the rule of law, portrays judges as partisan, and diverts resources from those who have truly suffered legal harm.”
The judge cited a list of other cases Trump has filed, including a defamation case against CNN last October that was quickly followed by a Trump email to raise money from supporters, as well as cases against Twitter and Pulitzer Institute management. The judge also cited the lawsuit against James.
“To be clear, the sanction in this case is not on Mr. Trump imposed not because of the Pulitzer, Twitter or CNN controversies. These cases are for other judges who will make their own decisions,” the judge wrote. But he said the “widespread and persistent behavior demonstrates the need for deterrence”.
The judge’s anger exceeded what was presented in court. He noted that after dismissing the case, Habba went to Fox News Hannie Labeling Middlebrooks biased because he was a “Clinton judge” or was appointed by President Bill Clinton.
Habba did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump has yet to comment.
Author: Ted Johnson
Source: Deadline
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