Donald Trump Slapped With Nearly $1 Million In Sanctions For ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuit; Former President Then Drops Case Against NY Attorney General
deadline.comA day after a federal judge ordered Donald Trump and his attorney to pay nearly $1 million in sanctions for filing a quickly dismissed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and 30 others, the former president dropped a case against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Trump’s legal team withdrew a lawsuit against James on Friday. The lawsuit was filed in November after she filed a $250 million civil lawsuit against he and his family.
Trump’s lawsuit had accused her of intimidation and harassment and sought to prevent her from obtaining documents about his private trust.
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks’ sanctions order blasted Trump and attorney Alina Habba for what he called “widespread and persistent conduct” in filing a spate of lawsuits that then are quickly dismissed.
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