The Durham investigation has done more to unravel the question of Russian Collusion than the DNC and Clinton made-for-television Meuller Investigation. It has inspired President Donald Trump to take it to the next level. He’s suing them.
Clinton, members of her campaign staff, and the DNC are among those named.
[Hillary] Clinton, Jake Sullivan (Clinton campaign staffer), Debbie Wasserman Shultz, Igor Danchenko (source for the Steele dossier), Michael Sussmann (former partner at Perkins Coie), and Steele of Injurious Falsehood because they “made, disseminated and/or published false and damaging statements concerning the Plaintiff, specifically that he was colluding with Russia and its President Vladimir Putin.”
Here’s a screengrab from the suit.
And it’s not just about money. The complaining alleges a RICO level conspiracy involving,
- RICO
- RICO Conspiracy
- Injurious Falsehood
- Conspiracy to Commit Injurious Falsehood
- Malicious Prosecution
- Conspiracy to Commit Malicious Prosecution
- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
- Theft of Trade Secrets
- Stored Communications Act
- Agency
- Respondeat Superior/Vicarious Liability
There are likely thousands of collective sighs from Democrats not named—loons like Jerry Nadler, Adam Schiff, and most of the Mueller Report team.
It is nearly impossible for them to have not known the truth but proceeded in prosecuting the lie to keep the narrative alive, a task that resulted in a financial cost to Mr. Trump.
Trump’s lawyers seem to have limited themselves (perhaps wisely) to the inner-circle players involved in the alleged conspiracy instead of those who joined in or carried a lot of its water. Names that will rise to the top as things proceed, if and how they do.
Foot dragging defendants (see Mark Steyn’s “day in court” with Michael Mann) will try to slow this thing to a stop.
Not sure Trump or his lawyers will stand for much of that. We know the Clinton campaign spied on Trump. The collusion myth was crafted and disseminated by the campaign. And the result was years of non-stop libel and slander on an epic scale.
To such a degree that even the public personae of a Presidential candidate or president could level charges like these.
We will be watching (with joy and amusement).
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