Federal judge dismisses former President Trump's sprawling racketeering lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and other perceived political enemies, blasting it as a 200-page 'political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him.'
The defendants,"blinded by political ambition, orchestrated a malicious conspiracy to disseminate patently false and injurious information about Donald J. Trump and his campaign, all in the hopes of destroying his life, his political career and rigging the 2016 presidential election in favor of Hillary Clinton,” the suit alleged.
"A complaint filed in federal court must contain 'a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief,'" Middlebrooks added, and Trump's complaint"is neither short nor plain, and it certainly does not establish that plaintiff is entitled to any relief. More troubling, the claims presented in the amended complaint are not warranted under existing law.
Middlebrooks noted that Trump"filed this lawsuit in the Fort Pierce division of this district, where only one federal judge sits: Judge Aileen Cannon, who plaintiff appointed in 2020. Despite the odds, this case landed with me instead." He also pointed out that Trump has had a number of cases before judges he's appointed.
“Perplexingly, plaintiff appears to argue that the defendants obstructed investigation Crossfire Hurricane by contributing to the initiation of Crossfire Hurricane. That defendants could have obstructed a proceeding by initiating it defies logic," Middlebrooks wrote.
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