Donald Trump SUES Hillary Clinton for trying to cripple his 2016 run for president by tying his campaign to Russia

DONALD Trump has filed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, accusing her of trying to cripple his 2016 presidential run.

Trump accuses several other of trying to tie his campaign to .

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The new suit, filed Thursday in federal court in Fort Pierce, , claims and others "orchestrated an unthinkable plot" that falsely accused him of colluding with Russia.

"The defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent, , was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty," the suit claims.

The former president claims the actions taken in the "scheme" were so "outrageous, subversive and incendiary that even the events of Watergate pale in comparison."

"Their far-reaching conspiracy was designed to cripple Trump’s bid for the presidency by fabricating a scandal that would be used to trigger an unfounded federal investigation and ignite a media frenzy," the suit claims.

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When those reports were proved false, allies of the Clinton campaign hacked Trump Tower, Trump's private apartment, and to manipulate data showing a "back-channel," the lawsuit alleges.

Trump, who beat Democratic nominee Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, alleges racketeering, a conspiracy to commit injurious falsehood, and theft of trade secrets, among other claims.

The suit seeks more than $72million in damages, which the complaint says is the tally of legal fees and other costs of defending against the alleged untruths.

In another court filing in the case, Trump’s attorneys asked for only $21million.

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The suit was filed by Alina Habba, a Bedminster, New Jersey-based attorney.

Trump’s attorneys included the home addresses of the vast majority of the defendants in the suit.

Clinton has yet to respond to the allegations in the suit.

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