British High Court tosses Trump 'Steele Dossier' lawsuit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : "It said Russians had been "cultivating" Trump for years offering him various lucrative real estate development deals in Russia.
53% : It included uncorroborated information from a source that claimed to be present when Trump stayed in the presidential suite of the Ritz Carlton hotel in Moscow.
42% : The dossier claimed that sources indicated the Kremlin had "been feeding Trump and his team valuable intelligence on his political opponents, including then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
31% : She added that Trump had "no reasonable grounds for bringing a claim for compensation or damages and no real prospect of successfully obtaining such a remedy," noting that the only solution offered was "erasing or restricting processing" of the document.
31% : "Trump said in a witness statement that "none of these things" listed in the dossier "ever happened.
31% : Trump claimed in the suit that the publication of the dossier caused "personal and reputational damage and distress."He also argued that he was unable to file the case in Britain earlier because he was busy carrying out his duties as president.
29% : According to the dossier, the source reported that Trump allegedly employed a number of prostitutes there and said the hotel was known to be bugged with concealed cameras and microphones placed by the Russian FSB.
27% : ""I can confirm that I did not, at any time engage in perverted sexual behavior including the hiring of prostitutes to engage in 'golden showers' in the presidential suite of a hotel in Moscow," Trump said.
25% : The High Court ruling dismissing the suit said no decision was made to determine "the accuracy or inaccuracy" of the so-called "Steele Dossier" which contained allegations that Trump colluded with Russians in the 2016 presidential election and participated in Russian sex parties.
6% : Trump's lawyers said in a court filing that these dossier allegations compelled Trump to "explain to his family, friends and colleagues that the embarrassing allegations about his private life were untrue.

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