September 9, 2022

Judge Donald Middlebrooks of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed former President Donald Trump's lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and others for trying to "destroy his life."

"He is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him," the judge said in his ruling.

"Many of the Amended Complaint's characterizations of events are implausible because they lack any specific allegations which might provide factual support for the conclusions reached," he wrote. "For instance, the contention that former FBI director James Comey, senior FBI officials, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein' overzealously targeted' Plaintiff and conspired to harm him through the appointment of special counsel are strikingly similar to the conclusory and formulaic allegations found deficient in the seminal Supreme Court case of Ashcroft v. Iqbal."

Ouch:

Trump was seeking compensatory and punitive damages, saying he had incurred more than $24 million in "defense costs, legal fees, and related expenses."

I feel a Trumper tantrum coming.

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