Court Upholds $1M Sanctions Against Trump and Alina Habba for ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuit Against Clinton and Comey

Sarah Rumpf Nov 26th, 2025, 3:11 pm

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Yet again , President Donald Trump’s social media bluster has not translated to a legal victory, with an appellate court upholding the dismissal of his lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , former FBI director James Comey , and others — plus nearly $1 million in sanctions against the president and his attorneys.

In 2022, Trump sued dozens of defendants, including Clinton, Comey, the Democratic National Committee, the Perkins Coie law firm, alleging they had “maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative” that he was colluding with Russia in the lead up to the 2016 presidential electi

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