Appeals Court Panel to Decide on $1M Penalty for Trump in Racketeering Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton and James Comey

A federal appeals court gave a chilly reception Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s bid to revive a sprawling racketeering lawsuit accusing his perceived political foes — including Hillary Clinton and James Comey — of conspiring to tar him with false allegations that he collaborated with Russia.

A three-judge panel sitting in Birmingham, Alabama, also heard arguments over a nearly $1 million penalty a court imposed on Trump and his then-attorney Alina Habba for filing and persisting in the lawsuit a judge determined in 2023 to be frivolous.

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