Posted on 03/09/2024 10:01:05 AM PST by John Semmens
British High Court Judge Dame Karen Margaret Steyn ruled that former President Donald Trump's suit for damages against Orbis Business Intelligence, a consultancy founded by former MI6 officer Christopher Steele, was "likely to fail" and that "Trump is liable for the entire amount of Orbis' legal expenses." She ordered Trump to pay £300,000 as a down payment before the total costs are decided by a specialist judge. Orbis has estimated that its costs to defend against Trump's suit exceed £600,000.
The dossier prepared by Steele for Hilary Clinton's unsuccessful 2016 campaign for president falsely accused Trump of engaging in sex parties with prostitutes and bribing Russian officials. Hugh Tomlinson, Trump's lawyer on this case, was disappointed in the ruling, saying that "the dossier's allegations were not supported by any factual evidence."
Steyn said "since the intent of the dossier was to ruin Trump's chances in the 2016 presidential election his victory vitiates his assertion that he was actually harmed by the false allegations. Thus, 'no harm, no foul.' Mr. Trump should have left well-enough alone. The hundreds of thousands his ill-conceived lawsuit will cost him are dwarfed by the hundreds of millions he will have to pay in two other recent cases he lost."
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“Karen Steyn” LOL
Foreign interference in our elections was done by the British also.
Trump to British High Court Judge Dame Karen Margaret Steyn: Come and get it. And bring the British military with you and we’ll kick their asses a third time.
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