London’s High Court dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Orbis Business Intelligence over the “Steele dossier,” which claimed connections between Trump’s campaign and Russia. The former president, leading the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race, filed a data protection lawsuit regarding assertions in a dossier by Orbis co-founder Christopher Steele.
Judge Karen Steyn declared that the ex-U.S. president’s case couldn’t proceed, citing no compelling reasons in a written ruling. Trump, in a public witness statement from October, expressed filing the lawsuit to disprove false claims from the Steele dossier published by BuzzFeed in 2017, alleging his involvement in “perverted sexual acts” in Russia.
Numerous unverified allegations in the report led Trump’s lawyers, representing the 77-year-old, to deem it “egregiously inaccurate” with “numerous false, phony, or made-up allegations.”
Judge Steyn acknowledged Trump’s denial, emphasizing she hadn’t assessed the accuracy. Orbis contended that Trump’s claim aimed to address his longstanding grievances with the company and Steele.
Judge Steyn asserted that she didn’t need to determine the accuracy as Trump lacked “reasonable grounds for bringing a claim for compensation or damages.”
This London lawsuit adds to Trump’s numerous legal battles, including four criminal prosecutions in the United States. Trump’s campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, affirmed the ongoing fight for truth against what he deemed falsehoods propagated by Steele and associates.
