U.K. judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit over "Steele dossier"

CBS News ^ | February 1, 2023

[Coronal]

London — A judge in London on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by former U.S. President Donald Trump accusing a former British spy of making "shocking and scandalous claims" that were false and harmed his reputation. Judge Karen Steyn said there were "no compelling reasons" to let the case Trump filed against Orbis Business go to trial.

The company was founded by Christopher Steele, who created a dossier in 2016 that contained rumors and uncorroborated allegations that caused a political storm just before Trump's inauguration.

Steele, who once ran the Russia desk for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, was paid by Democrats to compile research that included salacious allegations that Russians could potentially use to blackmail Trump.

CBS News correspondent Imtiaz Tyab said the court was told during a hearing in late 2023 that Trump was bringing his case over two memos in the dossier, which claimed he had taken part in "sex parties" in St. Petersburg, Russia, and engaged in "golden showers" with prostitutes in Moscow.

Trump called the dossier "fake news" and a political witch hunt, and in his legal filings he accused Steele of making false claims and sought unspecified damages from Orbis for allegedly violating British data protection laws.

Orbis always maintained that it was not responsible for the publication of the dossier, which was leaked to a U.S. media outlet, and it sought the case's dismissal. It argued that neither the company nor Steele had approved or been aware of the leak of the document. It also said the case had been filed too late.

[CatOwner]

Tired of losing yet? It’s only going to get worse.

[Yo-Yo]

It also said the case had been filed too late.

That would be the most important reason to dismiss.

[fwdude]

There is no such thing as “justice” when it is only afforded to priviledged groups.

[neverevergiveup]

There are no ‘compelling reasons’ to actually have a justice system when it is only being used as a political tool. There are no compelling reasons to be a citizen in any country that doesn’t provide equal protection under the law.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Judge Karen Steyn said there were "no compelling reasons" to let the case Trump filed against Orbis Business go to trial.

Millions in taxpayer money wasted on a fake investigation, innocent people harmed, innocent people bankrupted from legal fees, American people lied to, a sitting POTUS hindered from doing his job, foreign relations harmed, Trumps reputation harmed, his family threatened, his business harmed. Yep, no compelling reason you bitch

[ryderann]

Justice? It would be just if the UK needs something from us while Trump is in office again, and his reply was “there were no compelling reasons” to help.

[Navy Patriot]

U.K. judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit over "Steele dossier"

"U.K. Judge".

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Waiting for someone to argue the Judge was a Obama/Biden appointee before reading the article.

[midwest_hiker]

I bet that if Trump was “D”, their would of first been a law passed temporary removing any statue of limitations first... Like New York

[rlmorel]

Gee. Too bad we don’t have an “in” so some friendly legislature in England could change the statute of limitations to allow him to file, the way New York did with the heinous, human stain of a demented slut Carroll so she could file HER lawsuit, which I believe she did the very next day.

[Shady]

Obviously this “Judge” got the memo.

[TBP]

The allegations weren’t just salacious — they were Russian disinformation.

The Russians colluded with the Clinton campaign to create the false impression that they were colluding with the Trump campaign.

[Vaduz]

Indeed theirs are as corrupt as ours are.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Jacquerie]

Somewhere out there is an admirer of James Hodgkinson . . .

[mewzilla]

The UK has a Deep State, too.

And it helped ours install the POTATUS...

[SunkenCiv]

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