Former British President Donald Trump's lawsuit over the Steele dossier was dismissed by the High Court of England and Wales on Thursday.
At the request of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, Mr. Trump announced that he had decided to invest in Orbis Business Intelligence, a British company run by Christopher Steele, a former agent of the Secret Service, commonly known as MI-6. Limited had filed a lawsuit. He produced documents alleging collusion with the Russian government, which has since discredited him. Trump's lawsuit alleges that he suffered “personal and reputational harm and distress” as a result of the document's creation and publication, and the lawsuit seeks monetary damages, according to the order. (Related: President Trump could face completely unprecedented penalties in civil fraud trial, analysis shows)
On Thursday, Trump filed a lawsuit against Orbis, one of three lawsuits related to the documents. fired By the Honorable Mrs. Justice Steyn DBE of the High Court.
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“In my view, there is no compelling reason to allow this claim to proceed to trial,” Stein wrote in the order. “In reality, the plaintiff is seeking the court's finding to justify his reputation in the following circumstances: [he] He has not been able to develop a viable remedy that would actually be available to him,” she added, referring to President Trump.
President Trump sought to amend the complaint against Orbis by challenging it under the country's General Data Protection Regulation, which protects individuals' digital privacy rights. Due to legal technicalities regarding the filing of the amended complaint, it was dismissed by the court and judgment was entered on the original motion, which was dismissed.
The lawsuit was also ruled invalid based on the statute of limitations for personal data claims, which is six years from the date of the alleged act. The Steele dossier was created and first published on September 14, 2016. published BuzzFeed News, January 10, 2017, 10 days before Trump was inaugurated as president.
much publicized investigation An investigation by Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia or was the target of direct threats from the Russian government based on Steele's claims.
“It’s been over six years since then. [the] Preparation of [Steele Dossier] elapsed before the claimant indicated an intention to make a claim under the law [Data Protection Act 1998]” Stein wrote.
Mr. Trump is currently Most likely candidate For the Republican presidential candidate in the 2024 election. He is currently the subject of multiple civil and criminal proceedings in the United States and has been charged with state and federal charges in several jurisdictions.
Most recently, he was upheld in court by a federal judge who ordered him to pay more than $83 million to E. Jean Carroll in a defamation lawsuit stemming from rape allegations against him.
The Trump campaign and Orbis did not respond to requests for comment.
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