President Donald Trump failed to sway a U.S. appeals court to revive a civil lawsuit accusing Hillary Clinton and others of conspiring to tarnish his 2016 campaign with bogus claims of collusion with Russia.

A three-judge panel of 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday unanimously affirmed the dismissal of the case and upheld almost $1 million in sanctions against the president and his lawyer at the time, Alina Habba, for bringing a “frivolous” lawsuit against his 2016 rival.

Claims by Trump in his 2022 lawsuit are “untimely and otherwise meritless,” the appeals court said in its ruling. Two of the judges on the panel were appointed by Republican presidents, including one by Trump.

The decision is the latest setback for Trump in legal fights against his perceived foes. Earlier

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