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Stormy Danielshas been ordered to pay $293,000 in legal fees and sanctions after losing a defamation lawsuit to PresidentDonald Trump.
On Tuesday, Judge S. James Otero told Daniels, the adult film star whoclaims she had an affair with Trump, to pay $292,000 in legal fees and $1,000 in sanctions,The New York Timesreported. (Trump has repeatedly denied the affair.)
Trump’s lawyers had reportedly asked for $389,000 to compensate for legal fees.
“The court’s order, along with the court’s prior order dismissing Stormy Daniels’ defamation case against the president, together constitute a total victory for the president, and a total defeat for Stormy Daniels in this case,” Trump’s lawyer Charles J. Harder said in a statement, according to theTimes.
Harder did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
“Only @realDonaldTrump would celebrate a ‘win’ at the end of the first quarter,” Daniels’ lawyerMichael Avenattitweeted. “Stormy will never pay a dime because Trump and his purse puppy Cohen owe my client in excess of $1,500,000 in the NDA case. Seeing as he isn’t good at math, that’s over $1,200,000 to my client.”
On Twitter that month, Trump doubted her story. “A sketch years later about a nonexistent man,” hewrote. “A total con job, playing the Fake News Media for Fools (but they know it)!”
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Daniels thensued Trump for defamation. At the time, Avenatti told PEOPLE, “We will not tolerate Mr. Trump lying about Ms. Daniels. Period.”
In October, shelost the lawsuit. Otero said that the First Amendment protected Trump’s tweet and labeled the post “rhetorical hyperbole normally associated with politics and public discourse in the United States,”CNNreported.
“Great, now I can go after Horseface and her 3rd rate lawyer in the Great State of Texas,” hesaid. “She will confirm the letter she signed! She knows nothing about me, a total con!”
“Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present your president,” Danielsrespondedin her own tweet. “In addition to his…umm…shortcomings, he has demonstrated his incompetence, hatred of women and lack of self control on Twitter AGAIN! And perhaps a penchant for bestiality. Game on, Tiny.”
source: people.com
