Stormy Daniels’ Lawsuit Against Trump Is Over, Here’s Why She’s Declaring A Victory
On Thursday, a Federal Judge threw out Stormy Daniel’s court case against President Trump over the hush-money that she received.
Judge Otero said that the suit was no longer relevant after Donald Trump and Michael Cohen agreed not to penalize the porn star for violating the nondisclosure agreement that she had signed to receive the payment.
But it seems that Stormy is confused because she tweeted on Thursday,
“Correction: Judge tosses out NDA! More than a year ago when I was being threatened with a 20 million lawsuit, I asked a judge to toss out this illegal NDA. Glad I stood my ground & kept fighting.”
Correction: Judge tosses out NDA!
More than a year ago when I was being threatened with a 20 million lawsuit, I asked a judge to toss out this illegal NDA. Glad I stood my ground & kept fighting. https://t.co/Ra5iQerx9e— Stormy Daniels (@StormyDaniels) March 8, 2019
When your case is thrown out, that doesn’t mean you win.
According to CNN,
A lawsuit by adult film star Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump over a non-disparagement agreement has been tossed out of federal court.
US District Judge James Otero says the suit, which sought to invalidate the $130,000 agreement that kept Daniels from speaking publicly about her allegations of an affair with Trump ahead of the 2016 election, should be sent back to California Superior Court. In his ruling, Otero says the suit “lacks subject matter jurisdiction.”
By remanding the case back to where it was first filed, Otero made it clear the case is over.
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, says she and Trump had an affair in 2006, after he married first lady Melania Trump and she gave birth to their son, Barron. Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels.
Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, arranged the nondisclosure agreement and paid Daniels $130,000. He admitted in federal court that “in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office,” he kept information that would have harmed Trump from becoming public during the 2016 election cycle. He has since said that the candidate was Trump.
Cohen has since been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to nine charges, including campaign-finance violations related to payments he arranged to silence women who claimed affairs with Trump — including Daniels. Trump has denied having affairs with the women.
Here’s what Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti said about the case on Twitter,
“Yet again, lots of misreporting going on. Be clear: The Court specifically found that Stormy received everything she asked for in the lawsuit – she won. How people can claim this is a “loss” after we forced Trump and Cohen to cave and Cohen has been convicted, etc. is a mystery.”
Yet again, lots of misreporting going on. Be clear: The Court specifically found that Stormy received everything she asked for in the lawsuit – she won. How people can claim this is a “loss” after we forced Trump and Cohen to cave and Cohen has been convicted, etc. is a mystery.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) March 8, 2019
Now if I’m not mistaken, doesn’t Stormy Daniels actually owe President Trump and his attorneys some money for court fees?