Judge rejects lawsuit alleging that Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Russia for hacking

A district judge on Tuesday night rejected a lawsuit alleging that the Trump campaign had conspired with the Russians and WikiLeaks to publish pirated emails from the National Democratic Committee (DNC) in the 2016 elections.

Ellen Segal Huvelle of District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the complaint largely on the basis of jurisdiction, arguing that the plaintiffs failed to tie the actions of the Trump campaign in Washington DC

related activities to the conspiracies alleged in the complaint, "wrote Huvelle." The same goes for the fact that the Trump campaign's foreign policy team was based in the District and that its mere presence here, without that " It does not represent a conspiracy, it does not represent a contact. "

Huvelle has not taken an official position on the merits of the prosecution's claims.

that the decision of this Court was not not based on the conclusion that there was no collusion between the accused and Russia during the 2016 presidential election ", she wrote. The Court takes no position on the merits of the complainants' claims. "

The decision was first reported by Politico.

The lawsuit, filed last year by two DNC donors, Roy Cockrum and Eric Schoenberg, and a former DNC employee, Scott Comer, alleged campaign, with Trump's former advisor Roger Stone Roger Jason Stone The Morning's Hill Report – Sponsored by Better Medicare Alliance – Cherish and Brutal: Inside The Supreme Court will fight Mueller badigned a former Stone badistant: report Coverage live: Tensions rise as Rosenstein grilled by GOP MORE worked with Russia and WikiLeaks to publish their pirated information, thus violating their privacy.

alleged campaign " reached an agreement with other parties, including agents of Russia and WikiLeaks, for the information stolen from the DNC publicly disseminated in a strategic manner that would be eit the campaign to elect Mr. Trump as president. "

US Intelligence agencies determined that DNC ​​private servers had been hacked by Russian infiltrators in 2016 to influence the elections. Robert Mueller Robert Swan MuellerSbade: The United States should applaud Mueller's choice to lead the Russian probe MORE meanwhile is conducting an ongoing investigation into possible links between Russia and the Trump campaign.

badociates have often criticized investigations and denied any involvement with Russia in the attempt to influence the election.