Trump drops second legal challenge to New York attorney general after sanctions in Hillary Clinton case

Key Points

• Former President Donald Trump dropped a second federal civil action against New York's attorney general, which tried to thwart her $250 million fraud lawsuit against his Manhattan real estate company.
• Trump's latest legal capitulation came days after a Florida federal judge sanctioned him for nearly $1 million for filing what that judge called a frivolous suit against Hillary Clinton.
• Trump is seeking the Republican Party's presidential nomination for 2024.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Hilton Anatole on August 06, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.

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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday voluntarily dropped a second federal civil action against New York's attorney general that had attempted to thwart her own $250 million fraud lawsuit against his Manhattan-based real estate company.

Trump's latest legal capitulation came less than a week after being slapped by a federal judge in Florida with nearly $1 million in sanctions for filing what that judge called a frivolous lawsuit against Hillary Clinton.