Defamation charge against Hillary Clinton dismissed; Trump appeals to Supreme Court

U.S. President Trump asked the Federal Supreme Court today to reinstate his decision against Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent in the 2016 election. A lawsuit filed by Hillary Clinton.

Reuters reported that Trump accused Hillary Clinton, former FBI Director James Comey and others of conspiring to link his campaign to Russia during the 2016 election to manipulate the election that year, but the lawsuit was dismissed by Federal District Court Judge Donald Middlebrooks.

Middlebrooks later ordered Trump and attorney Alina Habba to pay nearly $1 million in fees and fines, arguing that they initiated the lawsuit to "dishonestly promote a political narrative" and criticized them for their continued abuse of judicial resources.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the judge's ruling last year, saying "many of Trump's and Haba's legal arguments are truly without merit."

Trump's lawyers said in appeal documents that the Supreme Court was necessary to hear the case to protect the presidency. They wrote that the lower court rulings reflected "a deeply concerning trend in which the president and his lawyers have legitimate legal claims, only for federal courts to wrongly reject them and threaten sanctions and discipline."