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Judge dismisses DNC hacking lawsuit against Trump team, says claims 'entirely divorced from the..
fox news ^ | 7/30/2019 | Gregg Re

Posted on 07/30/2019 7:10:15 PM PDT by bitt

A federal judge in frank terms Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) against key members of the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks over hacked DNC documents, saying they "did not participate in any wrongdoing in obtaining the materials in the first place" and therefore bore no legal liability for disseminating the information.

The ruling came as Democrats increasingly have sought to tie the Trump team to illegal activity in Russia, in spite of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's findings that the campaign in fact refused multiple offers by Russians to involve them in hacking and disinformation efforts.

President Trump, in a tweet late Tuesday, noted that the judge in the case, John Koeltl, was appointed by Bill Clinton. The president called Koeltl's decision "really big 'stuff'" and "yet another total & complete vindication and exoneration."

The DNC had asserted in court filings that the Trump team's meetings "with persons connected to the Russian government during the time that the Russian GRU agents were stealing the DNC's information" were "circumstantial evidence" that they were conspiring with the Russians to "steal and disseminate the DNC's materials."

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The suit did not allege that the stolen materials were false or defamatory but rather sought to hold the Trump team and other defendants liable for the theft of the DNC's information under various Virginia and federal statutes, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, Wiretap Act, Stored Communications Act, Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and laws protecting trade secrets.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; assange; hacking; judiciary; lawsuit; trump; wikileaks
Judge dismisses DNC hacking lawsuit against Trump team, says claims 'entirely divorced from the facts'
1 posted on 07/30/2019 7:10:15 PM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 07/30/2019 7:10:31 PM PDT by bitt (US intel is there to protect the safety and security of Americans. It is not a political tool.)
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To: bitt

Good. A reasonable judge who rules based on the law and the evidence.


3 posted on 07/30/2019 7:12:56 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: bitt

Bump.


4 posted on 07/30/2019 7:15:50 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: bitt

The Russian did not give the DNC material to Wikileaks.

Seth Rich did.

All of this is to cover that up.


5 posted on 07/30/2019 8:04:13 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
"The Russian did not give the DNC material to Wikileaks.

Seth Rich did.

All of this is to cover that up."

And probably to cover up possible Hillary & Company's
involvement in his murder. What would happen to Obama
and his Democrats & Hillary and the DNC if the murder
was found to be ordered by them? What would America
do with them?

6 posted on 07/30/2019 8:29:34 PM PDT by StormEye
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To: StormEye

“What would America do with them?”

Nothing. It is known.


7 posted on 07/30/2019 9:05:30 PM PDT by JParris
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To: bitt

[[”did not participate in any wrongdoing in obtaining the materials in the first place” and therefore bore no legal liability for disseminating the information]]

BAHAHAHAHAHA! Put that in yer pipes and smoke it dems! You just got handed the law- You have no legitimate case!


8 posted on 07/30/2019 9:10:57 PM PDT by Bob434
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