A federal appeals court on Tuesday appeared doubtful of President Donald Trump’s attempt to reinstate an anti-racketeering lawsuit that alleged a broad conspiracy by Hillary Rodham Clinton, former FBI Director James Comey, and others to link his 2016 presidential campaign to Russia.

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit also heard arguments on whether nearly $1 million in sanctions imposed against Trump and his former attorney Alina Habba should stand.

Newsweek contacted Trump's legal team for comment via email outside of normal office hours on Wednesday.

Why It Matters

A federal appeals court’s skeptical reception of Donald Trump’s effort to revive his dismissed racketeering lawsuit—and its review of nearly $1 million in sanctions a

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