Former US President Donald Trump has sued Hillary Clinton and several other Democrats, accusing them of trying to rig the 2016 US presidential election by linking his campaign to Russia.

Mr Trump beat Mrs Clinton in 2016.

But he alleges “racketeering” and other claims, as part of an “unthinkable plot” to undermine his campaign.

Mr Trump’s campaign and transition teams were accused of conspiring with Russian agents to influence the election in his favour.

A report released by a Republican-led US Senate committee in 2020 concluded that Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort and the WikiLeaks website to try to help Mr Trump win. Moscow denies any involvement.

The report stated that no evidence of a conspiracy was found, but it did lay out instances where the president possibly obstructed justice.