Porn star, Stormy Daniels was on Tuesday ordered by a federal judge to
pay President Donald Trump hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal
fees for her failed defamation lawsuit against him. Judge James Otero,
who threw out Daniels' suit against Trump, asked her to pay the US
President $293,052.33 in attorney fees.He wrote:Based on the unique
nature of this litigation and the Court's familiarity with the fees
charged in this jurisdiction, the Court concludes that Defendant's rate
requests are reasonable.Ms Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, who
allegedly had an affair with Trump in 2016 when his wife just had their
son, said last April that she had been threatened by a man in a car park
to keep quiet about the alleged affair.She shared a sketch of the man
who she claimed had threatened her and her child.Mr Trump retweeted the
image, calling it a "total con job", and describing the image as being
of a "non-existent man".With the help of her attorney Michael Avenatti
she took Trump to court. She sued arguing that the president's tweet was
defamatory as it accused Ms Daniels of "committing a serious crime" -
namely, falsely accusing a person of threatening her.But Judge Otero
dismissed the suit in October and said Trump's tweet was a "hyperbolic
statement" against a political foe. Avenatti quickly denounced the
president and his lawyers and downplayed the judge's order on
Twitter. Avenatti tweeted:Stormy will never have to pay the felon Cohen
or Trump a single dime in attorney's fees, costs or sanctions. The award
is dwarfed by the $1.5 million award to be issued in NDA case - the
main case where Cohen and Trump have been lying to the court and the
public. #Criminals.Avenatti is representing Daniels in another lawsuit
against Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen. Through litigation,
the adult film actress is seeking to void a nondisclosure agreement
(NDA) about her alleged 2006 affair with the president.Stormy Daniels ordered to pay Donald Trump $293k in legal fees
Porn star, Stormy Daniels was on Tuesday ordered by a federal judge to
pay President Donald Trump hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal
fees for her failed defamation lawsuit against him. Judge James Otero,
who threw out Daniels' suit against Trump, asked her to pay the US
President $293,052.33 in attorney fees.He wrote:Based on the unique
nature of this litigation and the Court's familiarity with the fees
charged in this jurisdiction, the Court concludes that Defendant's rate
requests are reasonable.Ms Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, who
allegedly had an affair with Trump in 2016 when his wife just had their
son, said last April that she had been threatened by a man in a car park
to keep quiet about the alleged affair.She shared a sketch of the man
who she claimed had threatened her and her child.Mr Trump retweeted the
image, calling it a "total con job", and describing the image as being
of a "non-existent man".With the help of her attorney Michael Avenatti
she took Trump to court. She sued arguing that the president's tweet was
defamatory as it accused Ms Daniels of "committing a serious crime" -
namely, falsely accusing a person of threatening her.But Judge Otero
dismissed the suit in October and said Trump's tweet was a "hyperbolic
statement" against a political foe. Avenatti quickly denounced the
president and his lawyers and downplayed the judge's order on
Twitter. Avenatti tweeted:Stormy will never have to pay the felon Cohen
or Trump a single dime in attorney's fees, costs or sanctions. The award
is dwarfed by the $1.5 million award to be issued in NDA case - the
main case where Cohen and Trump have been lying to the court and the
public. #Criminals.Avenatti is representing Daniels in another lawsuit
against Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen. Through litigation,
the adult film actress is seeking to void a nondisclosure agreement
(NDA) about her alleged 2006 affair with the president.
