NEW YORK — The Democratic National Committee sues US President Donald Trump’s campaign, his son, his son-in-law, the Russian Federation and WikiLeaks, saying they conspired to help Trump win the 2016 presidential election.
The DNC files the lawsuit Friday in federal court in Manhattan. It seeks unspecified damages and an order to prevent further interference with DNC computer systems.
The lawsuit says Trump and his associates had relationships with Russia that enabled creation of a Trump-Russia conspiracy.
The DNC says Russia “mounted a brazen attack on American democracy” beginning with a cyberattack on its computers.
It says the hack penetrated DNC computers and phone systems and extracted tens of thousands of documents and emails.
Trump has said repeatedly there was no collusion between his campaign and Russia.
— AP
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arriving at Palm Beach International in West Palm Beach, Florida on April 18, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
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