Donald Trump sues Hillary Clinton, others over Russian collusion allegations

[ificandream]

Source: Reuters/Jan Wolfe & Jonathan Stempel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Thursday sued Hillary Clinton and several other Democrats, alleging they tried to rig the 2016 U.S. presidential election by tying his campaign to Russia.

"Acting in concert, the Defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty," the former president alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Florida.

Trump, who beat Democratic nominee Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, alleges "racketeering" and a "conspiracy to commit injurious falsehood," among other claims.

Trump's allegations in 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 website to try to help Trump win the 2016 election.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-sues-hillary-clinton-others-over-russian-collusion-allegations/ar-AAVsC6i?ocid=uxbndlbing

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Court filing link: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.610157/gov.uscourts.flsd.610157.1.0.pdf

Seriously, Dumbo? Seriously? The old "the election was rigged" gag, again?

[ificandream]

1. Court filing link.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.610157/gov.uscourts.flsd.610157.1.0.pdf

[TomSlick]

48. What a piece of work. A 107 page Complaint that doesn't say anything.

Good rule of thumb: The longer the Complaint, the weaker the case.

Expect a motion to dismiss.

[Dave in VA]

2. So, he is inviting Bill and Hillary

to look into everything about his campaign organization through the discovery process? Calling Paul Manafort and Roger Stone to testify in court? Every single campaign aide and PR firm, etc. to testify?

OK, then...

[pnwmom]

6. Yes, please! Let's get sworn depositions from everyone! n/t

[Botany]

21. "Yes, please! Let's get sworn depositions from everyone!"

Trump under oath in a civil trial ... oh please let that happen.

Can Trump sue the republican members of the Senate intel committee too?

A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset
He helped Putin manipulate the U.S. election in 2020, as he did in 2016.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/trump-russian-asset-election-intelligence-community-report.html?msclkid=ed2658a7aba511ec9fed607eaf6a23ce

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I'm certain that HRC is well aware that the penalties for frivolous lawsuits,

such as this, are treble damages. Not to mention Attorneys Fees.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. "Russia, if you are listening...."

I thought this was an Onion / Borowitz piece...

[dixiechiken1]

5. Republicans are the SOREST. WINNERS. EVER.

[Rebl2]

43. Oh so

Very true!!!

[Thomas Hurt]

7. Please proceed Pig...make sure you milk the cultists for all the cash you can...

on the back of this one. The rubes will love this. I can see it now. They will all be crowing about how the Pig is going to sue her in a civil case and get her imprisoned....and other assorted conspiracy theories of course.

[ificandream]

8. The first paragraph to the introduction for this is so typically over-the-top for Repughs.

In the run-up to the 2016 Presidential Election, Hillary Clinton and her cohorts
orchestrated an unthinkable plot – one that shocks the conscience and is an affront to this nation’s
democracy. Acting in concert, the Defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative
that their Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty.
The actions taken in furtherance of their scheme—falsifying evidence, deceiving law enforcement,
and exploiting access to highly-sensitive data sources - are so outrageous, subversive and
incendiary that even the events of Watergate pale in comparison.

[TygrBright]

9. Alert: Possible popcorn shortage may develop during discovery.... n/t

[tymorial]

10. What kind of dumb a** lawyer allowed him to file this

Was counsel unable to explain discovery to that mentally deficient asshole?

Trump is going to get buried.

[rambler_american]

33. Dumb ass lawyer

You mean Rudy?

[PaulRevere08]

42. The coin operated kind.

[Denvermosaic]

11. He's gonna grift off of that.

[Arkansas Granny]

12. Will they be able to question Trump under oath?

[no_hypocrisy]

15. And DISCOVERY!!

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/discovery/

[Sanity Claws]

13. The 2016 election is 5.5 years ago

The statue of limitations in NYS for defamation is 1 year. Other jurisdictions also have a very short SOL for defamation claims.
How desperate can this guy get? How stupid can his lawyers be?

[Trueblue1968]

39. i can't believe HOW STUPID Trump is.

[IcyPeas]

14. How many lawsuits is he involved in now?

1000?

2000?

[Justice matters.]

16. This other sham to defraud his stupid magats will be tossed out as frivolous.

Official "winner" fee-fee hurts?? Really...

[MANative]

17. CAN'T WAIT for discovery! Gods, this man is stupid. NT

[Initech]

24. Yeah you can easily search for Donny's praise of Putin. It's not hard.

[elleng]

18. 'maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent . .

was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty,"' DISMISS!

[Torchlight]

19. He sues a person for making

the same assertions he himself did against them. Boy's cheese done and slid off his cracker.

Yet his faithful flock of belligerent basement barbarians still call him a great president as they wash his feet.

[underpants]

20. Moron's MO - go back and punch down.

and then let everyone know he WON!

Idiot move. Let it lie dumbass let it lie.

[Initech]

22. STFU Donny!

[captain queeg]

23. There ought to be a law where someone is clogging up the courts with BS

They are not allowed to file any new ones till all the existing ones are cleared.

[Botany]

26. Yes, there are laws that say if you file a nuisance law suit you have to pay the other party's ...

... fees. I'm willing to be that TFG drops this idea ASAP.

[captain queeg]

44. You're probably right. Even he know the suit is not going anywhere but it gives him some press.

[SouthBayDem]

53. There is a term for that:

Vexatious litigator.

[gldstwmn]

25. Can we un redact the Mueller Report now?

[bucolic_frolic]

27. The man who invited Russia to hack and yelled 'Crooked Hillary' 8 days a week?

That lawsuit is DOA.

[sakabatou]

28. Discovery should be fun.

[catrose]

37. Yes!

[howardmappel]

29. What a fucking idiot

I am beginning to believe that he truly believes the shit he is smoking/saying. He obviously doesn't realize that this allows Clinton, et al, as part of their defense of this POS (assuming it is not dismissed early) to do incredibly thorough and extensive discovery. Jesus fucking christ, the man and whatever legal "genius" has signed on to this are so incredibly stupid -- after denying for years that there was any collusion/cooperation and fighting giving anyone access to documents, etc., he is now essentially agreeing to open all that up for Hillary. Buy moar popcorn.

[howardmappel]

30. Idiot counsel

I just pulled up the complaint -- signed by his new idiot counsel, Alina Habba, using The Ticktin Law Group as local Florida counsel. One of the defendants is Perkins Coie, LLC, a major very competent law firm, and Marc Elias, the attorney who kicked Trump's ass in many of the post-election lawsuits. They are going to destroy Trump and his lawyers -- this will be very entertaining to watch.

[SeattleVet]

31. Over in freeperville they are ecstatic.

"Looking forward to discovery!", and not realizing that discovery works both ways...and the campaign will have to provide a LOT of the evidence negating his charges.

tRump knows this, too, and there is no way in hell that he'll sit for a deposition under oath. I think that this is purely a show lawsuit, filed for the praise from his base of Qidiots, as they know it will either be tossed out well before any substantive action or they will drop it as soon as the attempt is made to depose them.

[riversedge]

32. He [Trump] should know by now that countersuits and discovery can result in unintended, painful.....

It will be interesting to follow this and see how it gets in the courts.






@RonFilipkowski
He should know by now that countersuits and discovery can result in unintended, painful consequences.

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[keithbvadu2]

34. Trump deposed under oath. Will he and his lawyers whine about a perjury trap?

Trump deposed under oath.

Will he and his lawyers whine about a perjury trap?

You cannot fall into a perjury trap if you tell the truth.

Donald and his lawyers have a legitimate fear.

[NBachers]

35. Is this being pushed out by his parking lot lawyer?

[ultralite001]

36. Trial by jury, eh???

Let it be televised...

The attorney filing this suit, Peter Tiktin, apparently went to military school with the RTumpster...

Why does a law firm filing a "serious" internet lawsuit not have a dedicated website?

(defaults to legalbrains.com)

[maxsolomon]

38. Have I expressed my disdain for this man recently?

He makes me

[LudwigPastorius]

40. What a demented, pathetic weakling he is.

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How the fuck could anything said about Trump on the 2016 campaign trail be "injurious" if he ended up in the White House?

This will be thrown out of court.

[Coventina]

41. See you in DISCOVERY, ASSHOLE!!

BRING.IT.ON!!!!

[TexasBushwhacker]

50. I was thinking the same thing

Plus, conspiracy is really hard to prove.

[ificandream]

45. Some will think this stupid lawsuit may make the Clintons pay something.

He'll probably plead with his followers to contribute to his legal expenses.

[spanone]

46. With Hillary's name associated with this suit, he can grift off this till a judge throws it out

...then he'll appeal.

Drop dead, don.

[czarjak]

47. Just because you hoodwinked The Stupid Party into blind obedience?

[Beacool]

49. Bring it on, Donnie!!!

The discovery process will be quite enlightening.

The guy is a clown!! His lawyers better ask for their fees upfront. Trump is notorious for not paying his bills. Ask Giuliani.

[BlueIdaho]

51. Because... Hillary!

What a piece of shit.

[jmowreader]

52. The response could be SO much fun...

1. The Defendants collectively pray for this suit to be dismissed with prejudice on the following grounds:

a. No harm was suffered by the Plaintiff due to actions alleged in the Plaintiff's filing. The Defense notes that the Plaintiff actually won the 2016 election.
b. The Plaintiff filed his suit after the statute of limitations had expired.
c. A Senate Committee led by members of the Plaintiff's own political party issued a 966-page report after the election that proved the Defendants' assertion Plaintiff was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty to be entirely accurate.
d. The Defendants note that the Court has more important things to do than to entertain any more of Defendants' temper tantrums.

2. The Defendants hereby file countersuit alleging that lead defendant HILLARY CLINTON suffered irreparable harm through respondent DONALD TRUMP's actions. We seek the following relief.

a. Countersuit defendant DONALD TRUMP is to pay countersuit lead plaintiff HILLARY CLINTON, from personal funds, the sum of One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000) as compensation for lost wages. Plaintiff CLINTON led Defendant TRUMP in all polls taken before TRUMP's actions commenced. The requested relief equals 48 months of Presidential pay.
b. Defendant TRUMP will agree to appear on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and MSNBC not later than seven days after he loses this countersuit. He will concede the 2020 election on each of those appearances.
b1. Defendant TRUMP will agree to wear a properly fitting suit, a tie the correct length, and makeup that is not orange in all these appearances.
c. Defendant TRUMP will agree to not appear on Fox News, One America News Network or Newsmax TV for the rest of his natural life.
d. Defendant TRUMP will agree to never run for public office or participate in electoral politics in any capacity ever again. He will cease all fundraising activities.
e. In the event of default of any provision of this paragraph, Defendant TRUMP agrees to be boiled in used motor oil for a period of eight hours. Defendant TRUMP agrees to purchase 200 gallons of used motor oil to be used in this procedure with personal funds.

[Blue Owl]

54. Donald tRump is a big fat piece of shit

[Danascot]

55. The defendants should spring the trap shut

and prevail on the judge to not allow him to withdraw the lawsuit before he and the other Russia conspirators are deposed.

[ShepKat]

56. the defense calls....

Putin to the stand.