Former president Donald Trump on Thursday filed a lawsuit against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and others, alleging that they “maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative” that his campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential race.

Trump claims that he incurred expenses of more than $24 million in defending himself against the accusations. He is seeking damages of three times that amount in the lawsuit, which comes more than five years after he defeated Clinton in the November 2016 election.

(In 2016, Trump was/is a sore winner. In 2020, Trump was/is a sore loser. The burden of proof is on him with these lawsuits, bu tI suspect he is hoping for qucki settlements to ease his financial troubles. Trump's campaign chief Paul Manefort, did work closely with Russia in electing a former Russian puppet president of Ukraine.)