Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrup
Source: Washington Post
Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign
by Tom Hamburger, Rosalind S. Helderman and Ellen Nakashima April 20 at 11:01 AM Email the author
The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging a far-reaching conspiracy to disrupt the 2016 campaign and tilt the election to Donald Trump.
The complaint, filed in federal district court in Manhattan, alleges that top Trump campaign officials conspired with the Russian government and its military spy agency to hurt Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and help Trump by hacking the computer networks of the Democratic Party and disseminating stolen material found there.
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, he said.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-party-files-lawsuit-alleging-russia-the-trump-campaign-and-wikileaks-conspired-to-disrupt-the-2016-campaign/2018/04/20/befe8364-4418-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.7c254e4f7ee0&tid=sm_tw
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,732 posts)is to obtain discovery of a lot of information, assuming it survives a motion to dismiss.
machoneman
(4,007 posts)Maybe a tad early, but perhaps they have insider information on the next set of indictments from either Mueller's (not likely) of the NYS AG offices (more likely). If ANY of those charged are hit with conspiracy or collusion charges with the Russkies, I don't think this suit will be casually tossed.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)I think there's an added component of this suit, and the attention it will bring, and that is to get as many of the dark, fetid corner of their work into the light for all to see.
DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)It is mentioned toward the bottom of the article.
mountain grammy
(26,623 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Pres. Turd will be drowned under a sea of lawsuits.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)We shall see.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,014 posts)mobeau69
(11,145 posts)DylanUSC
(142 posts)other legal tools involved in lawsuits.
A really good move.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)DylanUSC
(142 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,742 posts)pandr32
(11,588 posts)Puzzler
(2,505 posts)-Puzzler
Definitely time for a donation to the DNC!!!
bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)this is good news ... go after those treasonous thieves and make them pay $$$$$$$
Ukrainian Yankee
(89 posts)Not that it needs my ass to get there.
Mme. Defarge
(8,033 posts)is preponderance of evidence?
riversedge
(70,242 posts)Democrats file suit alleging Russia, Trump, WikiLeaks conspired to interfere in 2016 campaign
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won't he be included. I have to find the filed law suit
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN
Updated 1546 GMT (2346 HKT) April 20, 2018
Memos add new details to Comey's story
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/20/politics/democrats-lawsuit-russia/index.html
Memos add new details to Comey's story 01:20
(CNN)The Democratic National Committee is suing the Trump campaign, several top advisers who attended the now-infamous June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower, Russia, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos and others, alleging a grand racketeering, hacking and fraudulent conspiracy that harmed Democrats through WikiLeaks' publication of internal party emails.
The 66-page lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on Friday lays out how the Trumps curried favor in Russia through their family business, and then Russia worked with Trump advisers before the presidential election to disseminate the spoils from a cyberattack of the DNC............................................
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bucolic_frolic
(43,176 posts)You mean it actually happened? Enough for the DNC to file a lawsuit? What will InsHannity say? I can't wait for the Tweets from Cheato
Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)poli-junkie
(1,002 posts)Yessss!!! Awesome! Just like McCabe suing for wrongful termination and defamation, the DNC is pushing back as well. Time to expose the vast global criminal syndicate. Suck it TrumPutin!
mountain grammy
(26,623 posts)Expose them for the traitors they are..
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,007 posts)pbmus
(12,422 posts)lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,773 posts)Chakaconcarne
(2,453 posts)is it only just going to get better?
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Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Cha
(297,285 posts)If you think about it, there's now, what? Four other lawsuits against Trump in some other court outside of Mueller's "zone"...
So even if he tried to fire Mueller, it's coming at him from at least four other directions.
And has a sitting President EVER had this much Legal drama? NO!!!!
scardycat
(169 posts)stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)RainCaster
(10,883 posts)Yes yes yes