The DNC had claimed that Russia, whose intelligence operatives in 2016 infiltrated the computers of the Democratic party and the campaign of its eventual presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, had found in the Trump campaign, 'a willing and active partner in its effort.'
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic National Committee against President Donald Trump's presidential campaign, its leaders, Russia, WikiLeaks and others related to hacking of Democratic party computers and dissemination of electronic material stolen to help Trump's election prospects.
President Donald Trump hosts the "National Day of Prayer" Service in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, May 2, 2019.the Democratic National Committee against President Donald Trump's presidential campaign and its leaders, Russia, WikiLeaks and others "The Russian Federation cannot be sued in the courts of the United States for governmental actions, subject to certain limited exceptions not present in this case, just as the United States government generally cannot be sued in courts abroad for its actions," Koetl wrote in his ruling in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
The DNC had claimed that Russia, whose intelligence operatives in 2016 infiltrated the computers of the Democratic party and the campaign of its eventual presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, had found in the Trump campaign "a willing and active partner in its effort."
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