Trump and His Lawyer Are Sanctioned , for ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuit Targeting Hillary Clinton.
Trump and His Lawyer Are Sanctioned , for ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuit Targeting Hillary Clinton.
NBC News reports that U.S. District Judge Donald M.
Middlebrooks ordered the sanctions on Jan.
19.
In his 46-page order, Judge Middlebrooks said Trump, Alina Habba and Habba Madaio & Associates are jointly liable for $937,989.
This case should never have been brought.
Its inadequacy as a legal claim was evident from the start.
No reasonable lawyer would have filed it, U.S. District Judge Donald M.
Middlebrooks, via order.
The judge went on to give his reasons for why he believed Trump was also to blame in addition to his attorneys.
Mr. Trump is a prolific and sophisticated litigant who is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries.
, U.S. District Judge Donald M.
Middlebrooks, via order.
He is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process, and he cannot be seen as a litigant blindly following the advice of a lawyer.
, U.S. District Judge Donald M.
Middlebrooks, via order.
In March, Trump filed a lawsuit alleging that Clinton and others took part in a "malicious conspiracy" against him in the 2016 presidential election.
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In March, Trump filed a lawsuit alleging that Clinton and others took part in a "malicious conspiracy" against him in the 2016 presidential election.
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The new sanctions were issued on behalf of 18 defendants who claim Trump knew he was filing a "factually unsupported, and legally unwarranted suit.".
Ultimately, Judge Middlebrooks said such frivolous lawsuits undermine the rule of law and take resources "from those who have suffered actual legal harm."
