Trump awarded nearly $300,000 in legal fees in Daniels defamation lawsuit

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Trump awarded nearly $300,000 in legal fees in Daniels defamation lawsuit

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

FILE PHOTO: Adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, speaks to media along with lawyer Michael Avenatti (R) outside federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adult film actress Stormy Daniels must pay more than $290,000 to reimburse President Donald Trump for legal fees he spent defending himself in a defamation lawsuit she brought against him over a tweet, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

 

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, lost her defamation lawsuit in October, with a federal judge in Los Angeles saying the president's tweet was protected by the freedom of speech clause of the U.S. Constitution.

 

Following that ruling, Trump's attorneys at a hearing last week requested nearly $800,000 in legal fees and sanctions, but U.S. District Judge James Otero in his latest ruling awarded a fraction of the sum.

 

Otero's ruling awarded Trump most of the legal costs his attorneys had sought, but only $1,000 in sanctions.

 

"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," Charles Harder, an attorney for Trump, said in a statement.

 

Daniels' attorney, Michael Avenatti, in a statement suggested the attorneys' fees in the defamation case were of small importance in Daniels' broader litigation battle with Trump.

 

Daniels, who has written a "tell-all" book about Trump called "Full Disclosure," has separate from the defamation lawsuit gone to court to challenge the validity of a $130,000 hush money agreement over a tryst she claimed she and Trump had more than a decade ago.

 

Trump has denied he had an affair with Daniels, saying she was paid to stop "false and extortionist accusations."

 

Daniels sued Trump for defamation after he denied her assertion that she had a sexual encounter with him in 2006 and disputed her account that she was threatened in 2011 for agreeing to a press interview about the alleged encounter.

 

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Additional reporting by Dana Feldman; editing by Bill Tarrant and Lisa Shumaker)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-12-12

[mamypoko]

Will Mikey C. get a taste of that?

[klauskunkel]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Charles Harder, an attorney for Trump

Oh look, he found another one. I bet this one is smart and not lazy..., for now.

[UncleTouchyFingers]

BREAKING: For the second time in history, Trump gets a Second REFUND from a hooker. 

[Hogs]

When you lie and expect to make money from it then you need to PAY and pay she will.

And her :awyer the creepy porn lawyer well he turned out to be the real slimeball 

Court ordered to pay $5 million to a past partner 
Kicked out of his law offices for unpaid rent 
And then arrested for domestic violence LOL

They deserved each other and both getting what they deserve.

[Srinivas]

Stormy can sell her assets to pay up. 

 

 

[tifino]

4 minutes ago, Srinivas said:

Stormy can sell her assets to pay up. 

 

 

better still, she'd rent them out on LayBy   (o)(o) 

[Hogs]

Funny thing is NOW she will have actually paid to have sex with TRUMP 555

[Srinivas]

18 minutes ago, tifino said:

better still, she'd rent them out on LayBy   (o)(o) 

aka the layaway plan in America 

[Thingamabob]

Another score for DJT. He just keeps going no matter what. One day he will decide he and his family  have had enough crap from the media, probably following a big win in 2020.

[Nyezhov]

Avenatti has been quiet lately hasnt he?

 

Wonder if she will sue him for malpractice?

[bristolboy]

3 hours ago, Hogs said:

When you lie and expect to make money from it then you need to PAY and pay she will.

And her :awyer the creepy porn lawyer well he turned out to be the real slimeball 

Court ordered to pay $5 million to a past partner 
Kicked out of his law offices for unpaid rent 
And then arrested for domestic violence LOL

They deserved each other and both getting what they deserve.

What was the lie she told?

[zydeco]

Maybe he can take his $300,000 and buy some soybeans with it.

[ReMarKable]

He should bad mouth more persons.  I see a money maker here, defame someone and say that person is a baby or money grabber for complaining about the defamation; which leads to the courts.

[UncleTouchyFingers]

3 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Avenatti has been quiet lately hasnt he?

 

Wonder if she will sue him for malpractice?

 

No, hes very vocal. Just get on Twitter and start following people. Stormy & Avenatti had a little row the other day about funds Stormy made through gofundme that Avenatti spent, and his lack of transparency about it. Avenatti was also recently arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. For a while there he was planning on running for president (LOL) and was making little "Addressing Amurica" posts. Its all quite hilarious to watch, and you get it all straight form the horses mouth (Horseface pun LOL)

 

Avenatti is milking stormy (LOL) for all she's worth and keeps taking losses over and over again. Its extremely satisfying. He really is a creepy porn lawyer/ambulance chaser/trainwreck rolled into one. 

[Tug]

She will recoup her loss in the second half of the lawsuit and then some 

[thaibeachlovers]

Oh how sweet karma is!

That headline cheered me up no end.