A London court led by Judge Karen Steyn has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former US President Donald Trump against Orbis Business Intelligence, the firm founded by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele. Trump alleged that Steele had made shocking and scandalous claims that were damaging and untrue, causing harm to his reputation.Judge Steyn ruled on Thursday that the lawsuit should not proceed to trial. While Christopher Steele gained fame for producing a dossier in 2016 that contained unverified claims, Orbis Business Intelligence is concurrently suing Trump for damages, alleging a breach of British data protection regulations.Trump has no reasonable grounds, says London CourtThe UK court emphasized that it did not determine the accuracy or inaccuracy of the memoranda in question but highlighted that Trumps claim for damages had exceeded the six-year limitation period. The court stated that Trump has no reasonable grounds for bringing a claim for compensation or damages, and no real prospect of successfully obtaining such a remedy.Moreover, the court mentioned that the only other remedy claimed by Trump was for a compliance order erasing or restricting the processing of the memoranda. However, the court deemed this action as pointless and unnecessary since the report was freely available on the internet, and Orbis Business Intelligence had already committed to deleting the copies it held.This legal development comes amid Trumps active participation in the race for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential elections, despite facing legal issues on the international front.Trump vs Steele Dossier: Key PointsPreviously, Trump had asserted that he suffered personal and reputational damage and distress from the publication of the Steele dossier, which alleged ties between the Kremlin and Trumps presidential campaign.In response, Trump denied participating in sex parties in St. Petersburg, bribing Russian officials, or engaging in perverted sexual behavior. The Steele dossier gained global attention when leaked to BuzzFeed in January 2017, making allegations about Russian interference in the US presidential campaign.Orbis, Steeles firm, contended that the claim had no reasonable prospect of success, branding Trumps pursuit as a vendetta. Lawyers for Orbis argued that Trump had a history of harassing perceived enemies and others against whom he bears a grudge.
