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☆ UK judge denies Trump’s appeal in suit related to Steel dossier
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A London appellate justice refused former President Donald Trump’s request to appeal the dismissal of his case against retired British spy Christopher Steele’s company over his controversial 2016 dossier. Steyn also ordered Trump to pay £300,000 in legal fees to Steele’s company, Orbis Business Intelligence, which Trump requested to be stayed. In his order Wednesday, Lord Justice Mark Warby said Trump’s “appeal would have no real prospect of success,” finding that some of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s arguments were contradictory and his appeal attempted to offer new points that he didn’t present before Steyn. The dossier claimed that Trump conspired with the Kremlin to win the 2016 election and that Russia had compromising information on him. While the dossier was initially seen as credible due to Steele’s reputation, a series of US government investigations and lawsuits over the years discredited many of the claims.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Christopher Steele’s, Karen Steyn’s, Steele, —, Steyn, Trump, Mark Warby, Trump’s, Jean Carroll, ”, ” Steele, “, Donald Trump, CNN’s Kate Sullivan, Natasha Bertrand, Zahid Mahmood, Marshall Cohen, Catherine Nicholls Organizations: CNN, Orbis Business Intelligence, Republican, Trump, ” CNN, Kremlin Locations: London, British, York, Russia

☆ UK court orders Trump to pay legal fees of company he sued over controversial Russia dossier
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A London judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay six figures in legal fees to a company he sued over a controversial dossier that made unverified and salacious allegations about him, according to court documents released Thursday. After dismissing the former president’s case last month against retired British intelligence officer Christopher Steele and his company, Orbis Business Intelligence, Judge Karen Steyn has ordered Trump to pay £300,000 ($385,000) to the company, according to court documents. Steyn ultimately ordered Trump to pay less than 50% of Orbis Business Intelligence’s stated costs. CNN has reached out to Orbis Business Intelligence and the Trump campaign for comment. Trump also faces his own legal fees in the 91 charges he faces in four criminal cases.

Persons: Donald Trump, Christopher Steele, Karen Steyn, Trump, Steyn, Orbis Business Intelligence’s, Steele, Jean Carroll, CNN’s Michael Rios, Jonny Hallam, Kristen Holmes, Marshall Cohen, Zahid Mahmood Organizations: CNN, Orbis Business Intelligence, Trump, Orbis Business, Kremlin Locations: British, Russia, York

☆ UK judge dismisses Trump’s suit against ex-spy behind controversial Russia dossier
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Zahid Mahmood | Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON CNN —A London judge has dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against retired British spy Christopher Steele over his controversial 2016 dossier that contained unverified and salacious allegations about Trump’s ties to Russia. A judge from the London High Court dismissed the data privacy lawsuit against Steele and his company, Orbis Business Intelligence, according to local reports. Those uncorroborated claims first emerged in the so-called Steele dossier, which Steele secretly compiled on behalf of Trump’s political opponents in 2016, and became public after a media leak in early 2017. The memos claimed Trump conspired with the Kremlin to win in 2016 and that Russia had compromising information on him. Judge Karen Steyn said Thursday that Trump’s case lacked merit and should be thrown out.

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LONDON (AP) — 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 the case Trump filed against Orbis Business Intelligence should be dismissed. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesTrump sought damages from Orbis for allegedly violating British data protection laws. Tomlinson said the dossier “contained shocking and scandalous claims about the personal conduct of President Trump” and included allegations he paid bribes to Russian officials to further his business interests. Trump’s case “is that this personal data is egregiously inaccurate,” he said.

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☆ U.K. High Court Throws Out Trump Dossier Privacy Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Megan Specia | More About Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The High Court in London decided on Thursday that a lawsuit filed by Donald J. Trump against Christopher Steele, a former British spy who compiled a dossier in 2016 detailing unproven claims of links between the former president and Russia, would be thrown out. The lawsuit was brought by Mr. Trump against Orbis Business Intelligence, Mr. Steele’s firm. Mr. Steele had compiled the dossier and it was leaked to the press shortly before he was sworn in as president. In the decision, handed down virtually on Thursday morning, the court ruled that Mr. Trump “has no reasonable grounds for bringing a claim for compensation or damages, and no real prospect of successfully obtaining such a remedy.”The judge, Karen Steyn, said she had “not considered, or made any determination, as to the accuracy or inaccuracy” of the dossier, and noted that Mr. Trump had said the allegations were “wholly untrue.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Christopher Steele, Steele, Trump “, Karen Steyn, “ Organizations: Court, Mr, Orbis Business Intelligence Locations: London, British, Russia

☆ US attorney who initially vetted Biden bribery tip explains why it deserved further scrutiny
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Marshall Cohen | Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

His testimony sheds new light on how his office vetted the tip, and he disputed past Democratic claims that he “closed” the matter without recommending any further scrutiny. However, it doesn’t bolster the GOP narrative that Joe Biden or his son Hunter Biden were offered or accepted a bribe. The informant described his interactions with Mykola Zlochevsky, a Ukrainian oligarch and owner of the energy company Burisma, where Hunter Biden had served on the board. The saga of a once-trusted FBI informant bringing explosive but unverified claims about a presidential candidate is reminiscent of the Christopher Steele debacle in 2016. This time, the political roles are reversed: Republicans are championing the unproven bribery claims, as Democrats try to discredit the material.

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CNN —Former President Donald Trump is suing retired British intelligence officer Christopher Steele over the controversial dossier he compiled which shook Washington with its unverified and salacious allegations about Trump. Multiple US government inquiries uncovered dozens of contacts between Trump campaign associates and Russians, which have since been acknowledged. The money trail behind the Steele dossier has also been a subject of intense political scrutiny for years. About one year after the 2016 election, it became public that Steele was indirectly paid by Democrats to research Trump. Steele has faced a series of civil lawsuits in the US and UK stemming from the dossier.

Persons: Donald Trump, Christopher Steele, Steele, Orbis Business Intelligence –, Trump, Tim Lowles, John Durham, Steele’s handiwork, Igor Danchenko, ” “, Danchenko, ” Steele, Hillary Clinton’s, Perkins Coie, Clinton’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Orbis Business Intelligence, Kremlin, London’s, Department, Democratic National Committee, Fusion, DNC, FBI Locations: Washington, Russia, Durham, Trump

☆ ESPN anchor Sage Steele departs network after settling lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Jon Passantino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Prominent ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Sage Steele, who sparked controversy over her comments about vaccine mandates, female sports reporters, and former President Barack Obama’s racial identity, has left the network after settling a lawsuit. Steele, who joined ESPN in 2007, was removed from the network’s air in 2021 after her comments on political and social issues drew criticism. “ESPN and Sage Steele have mutually agreed to part ways. We thank her for her many contributions over the years,” the network said Tuesday. A person familiar with the matter said the network had been in mediation with Steele prior to her departure.

Persons: Sage Steele, Barack, Steele, ” Steele, “ Organizations: CNN, ESPN, SportsCenter, “, Disney

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