The suit alleged a conspiracy by Hillary Clinton and many others to spread false claims of collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia in the 2016 election.
"This was a shotgun lawsuit," Middlebrooks wrote in Thursday's order in U.S. District Court in southern Florida."Thirty-one individuals and organizations were summoned to court, forced to hire lawyers to defend against frivolous claims. The only common thread against them was Mr. Trump's animus."
They are ordered to"jointly and severally" pay $50,000 in sanctions, as well as legal fees totaling $16,274 that were racked up by defendant Charles Dolan, who filed the sanctions request."The failings of the original Complaint were basic and obvious," Middlebrooks' order read.
Even after the judge pointed out the"deficiencies" of the legal complaint, he wrote, Habba went on Fox News'"Hannity" and"continued to advance Plaintiff's claims."
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