Donald Trump sues Hillary Clinton, others, says they tried to rig 2016 U.S. election – National
Former United States president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit towards Hillary Clinton and several other different democrats, claiming that they tried to rig the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday, additionally claims they falsely accused Trump of colluding with Russia. Trump defeated Clinton within the 2016 election to turn into president.
“Appearing in live performance, the Defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, was colluding with a hostile international sovereignty,” the previous president alleged within the lawsuit filed in a federal courtroom in Florida.
Trump additionally alleged “racketeering” and a “conspiracy to commit injurious falsehood,” amongst different claims.
The transfer comes amid Trump’s countless claims that his 2020 election defeat by Democratic President Joe Biden was the results of widespread fraud. The lawsuit outlines a protracted record of grievances laid out by the previous president — ones that had been repeatedly aired throughout his four-year tenure on the White Home.
Trump’s allegations within the lawsuit are undermined by a 966-page report issued by a Republican-led U.S. Senate committee in August 2020. That report concluded that Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort and the WikiLeaks web site to attempt to assist Trump win the 2016 election.
Trump has sought compensatory and punitive damages within the lawsuit.
He stated he was “compelled to incur bills in an quantity to be decided at trial, however recognized to be in extra of twenty-four million {dollars} ($24,000,000) and persevering with to accrue, within the type of protection prices, authorized charges, and associated bills.”
None of Trump’s allegations within the lawsuit have been confirmed in courtroom.
— with information from Reuters
