Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump has taken his legal battle against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton over the 2016 election to the US Supreme Court. The Republican president filed an appeal after a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit and imposed nearly $1 million in sanctions for bringing a "frivolous" case. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court's decision in 2025, including the sanctions.

Trump's lawyers argue that the Supreme Court's review is necessary to protect the presidency and prevent lower courts from using sanctions to punish the president and his legal team for legitimate legal positions. In 2022, Trump sued Clinton, Comey, Christopher Steele, the Democratic National Committee and others, alleging a conspiracy to discredit him with a false narrative of collusion with Russia.

Despite losing the popular vote in the 2016 election, Trump served as president from 2017 to 2021. The lawsuit claimed racketeering and a conspiracy to commit injurious falsehood, but Trump has repeatedly denied the claims of Russian interference.