Former President of the United States Donald Trump ft. a Defamation suit Against the former officer Secret Service of the United Kingdom, Christopher Steele And his company Orbis Business Intelligence For violating data protection while preparing a report linking him to Russia, according to what the British newspaper announced guardian according to Court records to which he had access.
Steele was the author of the call steel file, Which was leaked to the media in 2017 It included unsubstantiated claims about Trump’s relationship with Russia, including that he had been “hacked” by the Kremlin’s security service.
The report also stated that Russian Pres Russian President Vladimir Putin He “supported and ran” an operation to “cultivate” Trump as a candidate “for at least five years.” However, the former Republican president denied these accusations and described them as false.
Steele’s accusations are based on research he conducted for the company GPS Fusionwho was contracted with him Democratic Party To investigate Trump’s ties with Russia during the election 2016 presidential campaign.
The document has sparked an investigation before FBI And the private plaintiff Robert MuellerHe did not find sufficient evidence of a criminal conspiracy between Trump and Russia, but he documented several cases of it Obstruction of justice By Trump.
In submitting a claim, Trump claimed that Steele falsely accused him of: having financial ties to Russia, being willing to work for Putin, and being a “puppet” of the Russian president.
Steele and his intelligence company have already been sued for defamation in the past by the Russian businessman Alexei Gubarevwhich also appeared in that report, but a judge dismissed the case in October 2020 Considering that they are not responsible for publishing the document by the site BuzzFeed.
Trump is currently facing several criminal charges United Statebetween them: Interfering in the 2020 presidential elections Who lost to Joe Biden. The former US president pleaded not guilty to all charges and denounced political persecution by the Democratic Party.
Meanwhile, A New York Court of Appeals She decided on Thursday that she would keep a start date Civil trial Against Trump for fraud Trump Organization For next Monday.
The former president’s defense tried to delay the date of the procedure with a complaint Abuse of power Against the judge arthur Engoron, After what the Court of Appeal finally ordered September 14 Paralyze the case before ruling.
In that complaint, Trump accused the judge of negligence in denying a request from his defense, which asked him to dismiss most of the case because it was supposedly outside the jurisdiction. It expires by the statute of limitations.
However, in a decision issued on Thursday, the court decided to reject this appeal and lift the temporary suspension of the process, allowing the planned timeline to resume.
The Attorney General’s Office had already warned of a delay Civil trial It could have consequences in other lawsuits pending against the former president, including four criminal cases related to his attempt to overturn the decision Election results And its management Confidential documents.
Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization and two former executives were found responsible Continuing fraud To inflate the value of a company’s assets for years to gain financial benefits.
The judge also ordered the cancellation of the defendants’ permits to conduct business in the state New York.
The remaining six charges scheduled for trial starting Monday relate to “Continuing violations“In the company, such as falsifying company documents, issuing false financial statements, and committing fraud against insurance companies.
(With information from EFE)
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