A suit filed by the Democratic National Committee alleging an international conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 election could lead to a massive e-discovery undertaking that crosses borders, communication platforms and numerous parties.

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the 66-page complaint names 15 defendants and additional “John Does” affiliated with the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the Russian government and WikiLeaks. The complaint, said Munger, Tolles & Olson e-discovery counsel Bobby Malhotra, contains “very expansive allegations regarding hacking, trespass, alleged Russian interference in the election, and collusion.”

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