Trump Hit With Huge Bill In Failed Steele Dossier Suit

The BBC reports:

Donald Trump has been told to pay the six-figure legal costs of a company he sued over claims of “perverted” sex acts and bribes to Russian officials.

Mrs Justice Steyn threw out the case against Orbis Business Intelligence, a consultancy founded by former MI6 officer Christopher Steele, last month. She found that Mr Trump’s compensation claim was “bound to fail”.

In a new ruling she also ordered Mr Trump to pay Orbis’s costs “of the entire claim”. The order also said Mr Trump has made no attempt to bring an appeal. Mrs Justice Steyn said Orbis has estimated its costs to be more than £600,000.

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