Trump drops lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James - BBC

Donald Trump has withdrawn a suit against New York Attorney General Letitia James aft a justice accused him of utilizing the courts to question revenge.

The suit accused Ms James of conducting a "war of intimidation" against the erstwhile president.

An ongoing $250m (£202m) suit launched by Ms James accuses Mr Trump's household institution - the Trump Organization - of committing fraud implicit a decade.

The BBC has contacted Mr Trump and his ineligible squad for comment.

Mr Trump's suit was withdrawn connected Friday, little than a time aft helium was rebuked by US District Judge Donald Middlebrooks who said it bordered connected "frivolous".

The justice added that the erstwhile president had repeatedly utilized the courts to "seek revenge connected governmental adversaries".

He ordered Mr Trump to wage astir $1m (£809,190) for different suit filed against Hillary Clinton, which accused her and others of conspiring to "weave a mendacious narrative" during the 2016 predetermination that his run was colluding with Russia.

That suit was dismissed successful September, and Mr Trump was aboriginal fined aft 1 suspect sought sanctions. The latest bid came aft a radical of defendants, including Mrs Clinton, filed a caller petition for sanctions.

In the ruling, Judge Middlebrooks called Mr Trump a "mastermind of strategical maltreatment of the judicial process" and said the suit showed "inadequacy arsenic a ineligible claim" and was intended for a "political purpose".

"No tenable lawyer would person filed it," helium said. "This lawsuit should ne'er person been brought."

The justice ordered Mr Trump and his lawyer, Alina Habba, and her firm, Habba Madaio & Associates, to jointly wage $937,989.39 successful fines.

Judge Middlebrooks besides warned astatine the clip that Mr Trump could look further sanctions implicit his suit against Ms James.

That lawsuit, which was filed successful November, claimed Ms James had led "a relentless, pernicious, nationalist and unapologetic crusade" against him and the Trump Organization.

Ms James has not commented.