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Appeals court upholds $1 million penalty against Trump over 'frivolous' Clinton, Comey lawsuit
Federal appeals court upholds ruling against Trump and former lawyer Alina Habba over Russian collusion case
By Anders Hagstrom Fox News
Published November 26, 2025 1:25pm EST
A federal court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his former lawyer, Alina Habba, are still on the hook for a $1 million penalty for filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, former FBI director James Comey and others.
The ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals relates to a now-dismissed lawsuit filed by Trump relating to Russian collusion claims. Trump was first ordered to pay the $1 million in the case in 2023, but he and Habba appealed the ruling.
In addition to Clinton and Comey, their lawsuit also named Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, and many more.
Trump and Habba, who now serves as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, will be forced to pay approximately $938,000 — split between the dozens of individuals named in the lawsuit.
In the original lawsuit, Trump accused the high-profile figures of conspiring to tank his successful 2016 presidential campaign.
"Here we are confronted with a lawsuit that should never have been filed, which was completely frivolous, both factually and legally, and which was brought in bad faith for an improper purpose," wrote Judge Donald Middlebrooks in his 2023 ruling, which was upheld Wednesday.
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