The lawsuit by Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton comes years after the Republican defeated the Democrat in the 2016 presidential election.
Former President Donald Trump sued Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and others for allegedly conspiring to"weave a false narrative" during the 2016 election that Trump and his campaign were colluding with Russia.
The Republican ex-president filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida more than five years after defeating Clinton the race that was the subject of the supposed plot. It also comes three years after then-special counsel Robert Mueller said his investigation had found that the Trump campaign was"receptive" to help from Russia during his 2016 campaign., the Democratic National Committee and others for allegedly conspiring to"weave a false narrative" during the 2016 presidential election that Trump and his campaign were colluding with Russia.
Trump's RICO suit says that Clinton, who was his Democratic opponent in that election, and other defendants as part of the purported scheme falsified evidence, deceived law enforcement authorities and exploited access to"highly-sensitive data sources" in a way that"even the events of Watergate pale in comparison."
The lawsuit seeks more than $72 million in damages, an amount that is triple the $24 million in legal fees and other damages that Trump allegedly has accrued as a result of the defendants' purported conduct.
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