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DNC sues Russia, Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, alleging conspiracyBY AVERY ANAPOL - 04/20/18 11:10 AM EDT/THE HILL
The Democratic National Committee is suing the Russian government, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, alleging that the three entities conspired to help President Trump win the 2016 election.
The Washington Post reported Friday that the DNC filed the multi-million dollar lawsuit in federal district court in Manhattan.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Russia launched an all-out assault on our democracy, and it found a willing and active partner in Donald Trumps campaign, DNC chairman Tom Perez said in a statement.
This constituted an act of unprecedented treachery: the campaign of a nominee for President of the United States in league with a hostile foreign power to bolster its own chance to win the presidency."
The suit comes months after special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian groups in his investigation on charges related to interference in the election.
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/384135-dnc-sues-russian-government-trump-campaign-wikileaks-alleging
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Asterisks help too...
Have a great day.
DSB
bigtree
(85,998 posts)...stretch my page view so far that I lose my view of # of recs or views... forcing me to hide many of your BN posts.
A couple go a long way.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Burn Trump
triron
(22,007 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)actions will be a great day.
Every "about time" hinders new voters from voting.
I might myself be guilty of saying it once or twice, if I am I will also stop saying it.
Cha
(297,322 posts)get a shite load of Evidence and Proof together to sue all these damn RFs.
More Power to the DNC!
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)Wwcd
(6,288 posts)DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)The DNC lawsuit also names Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner and on-and-off Trump confidante Roger Stone.
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)And the best thing to get Trump's attention is a lawsuit.
He's gonna get it from every direction and discovery will
be a thing of beauty.
malaise
(269,054 posts)Rec
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Wwcd
(6,288 posts)BoneyardDem
(1,202 posts)all this time I did not equate the two. Maybe I'm just ill read?
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)He gave them to Wikileaks (Assange) to release whenever was the best time. So those two assholes were working together. If it weren't for them, Hillary would probably be POTUS now.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Some good legal reason, I am sure.
denbot
(9,900 posts)K&R
R B Garr
(16,954 posts)Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)He is so obviously guilty and toxic he will have trouble securing adequate legal representation.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)4139
(1,893 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,627 posts)Oneironaut
(5,504 posts)I dont use the term lightly, and its not all Republicans. However, the Trump administration is full of traitors. They sought our enemys help to win the election. They served Russias agenda.
There needs to be consequences. This is a good start.
mainer
(12,022 posts)I have no idea.
LeftInTX
(25,380 posts)Can the DNC even sue a foreign entity?
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)if you define "success" as a monetary or in-kind award or settlement at the end of it all. But, having the power of discovery and a certain amount of media attention may well prove to be a big W, even if the suit is withdrawn at some point.
spanone
(135,844 posts)THANK YOU SummerSnow
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)I wonder who will fund this suit and what the desired redress will be.
....... ..........
Liberalhammer
(576 posts)To bleed money and be on the defensive is a good plan and get the conspiracy more PR is a good move.
Attack the un American at all angles.
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)kimbutgar
(21,163 posts)triron
(22,007 posts)Turbineguy
(37,343 posts)Should be trillions.
Xolodno
(6,395 posts)So if Dump does follow through and fires Mueller, he can't stop the lawsuits. He can't stop the Cohen investigation, the inevitable state investigations if he should fire Mueller and now, the civil lawsuits will also pick it up. He has no moves left.
Check Mate.
Justice
(7,188 posts)Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)Because if they lose or the suit gets tossed out you know the media will loudly trumpet that Trump was "exonerated" and anything done after that will appear like a political witch hunt.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)hotrod0808
(323 posts)against CREEP, it can work here.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)They through everything except the kitchen sink at the grifters.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)oxbow
(2,034 posts)Just today, we have this and McCabe. Then, the 3-4 women (I cant keep track) suing for defamation or to break their NDAs. Emoluments, various federal and state charges related to Russia, and more Im forgetting right now...
They already have trouble getting any decent lawyers to rep them...No doubt, there are others out there who have been hurt by the Dons organization. Its time for those people to step forward now, when his resources are being spread thin enough that he cant bully his way through everything.
poboy2
(2,078 posts)Tatiana
(14,167 posts)We need to use every weapon at our disposal to bring down this criminal enterprise.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)SergeStorms
(19,202 posts)In a just world, the moment this election was found to be influenced by the Russians, it would have been considered null and void. The second it was discovered that TrumpCo. was involved with the Russians his candidacy would have been disallowed, and the next Republican in line - according to the primaries - would run against Hillary in the re-election. There would be no advertising, no campaigning, just another election. Some may think that punitive to the GOP, but fuck them. They knew, or should have known that something was rotten in the first place.
That would be in a just world. In our world we get a fucking orange, narcissistic lunatic running our country.
triron
(22,007 posts)SergeStorms
(19,202 posts)no one in that era could have ever imagined someone like Donald Trump existing, let alone being President. They'd never believe that the Republican party could ever be so corrupt and disrespectful of the Constitution they so lovingly crafted, either.
Cha
(297,322 posts)orangecrush
(19,572 posts)lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)Cha
(297,322 posts)Doitnow
(1,103 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Hugin
(33,164 posts)According to President Cheese Whip, he's got several laying around.
The DNC spent almost that much defending themselves against the stolen information.
My only regret is they didn't include Fox News among the Defendants.