Trump Loses Bid to Revive ‘Frivolous’ Suit Against Clinton

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during a town hall debate at Washington University on Oct. 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri.Photographer: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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By Erik Larson

November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM UTC

Updated on

November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM UTC

President Donald Trump failed to sway a US appeals court to revive a civil lawsuit accusing Hillary Clinton and others of conspiring to tarnish his 2016 campaign with bogus claims of collusion with Russia.

A three-judge panel of 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday unanimously affirmed the dismissal of the case and upheld almost $1 million in sanctions against the president and his lawyer at the time, Alina Habba, for bringing a “frivolous” lawsuit against his 2016 rival.