The lawsuit, led
by the group United to Protect Democracy, filed on Wednesday would pit three
Democratic donors against President Donald Trump's campaign and Stone, his
longtime confidant. The complaint asserts that alleged coordination between the
Trump campaign, Stone and "Russian government agents" led to the
WikiLeaks release of the hacked DNC information. A group of everyday citizens
whose personal information became public last year as a result of WikiLeaks
releasing a trove of information from the Democratic National Committee is
suing the Trump campaign and political strategist Roger
Stone. Although
WikiLeaks published the hacked information, the lawsuit does not target
WikiLeaks, instead targeting the Trump campaign and Stone alone. An attorney
for Stone said that as of Wednesday he had not seen the lawsuit or been served
-- but that he expects the suit to be quickly dismissed. The release included
private contact and identity information, including social security numbers.
The lawsuit alleges, among other things, that Comer's homosexuality was outed
against his will to his grandparents. It also says that Cockrum, as well as
Schoenberg and his wife, had faced repeated identity theft attempts since the
leak. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in DC on three counts: the
public disclosure of private facts, intentionally inflicting emotional distress
and a conspiracy to prevent voters from acting politically.