Stormy Daniels Is Ordered <br />to Pay Trump’s Attorneys , $120,000 More in Legal Fees.<br />CNN reports that the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was part of a civil litigation separate from the criminal charges Donald Trump faces in New York.<br />CNN reports that the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was part of a civil litigation separate from the criminal charges Donald Trump faces in New York.<br />Daniels previously claimed that she was <br />threatened and told to keep quiet about an <br />alleged affair she had with Trump.<br />Daniels previously claimed that she was <br />threatened and told to keep quiet about an <br />alleged affair she had with Trump.<br />She filed a defamation suit against Trump <br />in 2018, after the former president tweeted that <br />her allegations were a "total con job.".<br />The suit was dismissed because the judge said Trump had First Amendment protections.<br />The Court agrees with Mr. Trump’s argument because the tweet in question constitutes ‘rhetorical hyperbole’ normally associated with politics and public discourse in the United States. , District Judge S. James Otero, via ruling.<br />The First Amendment protects this type of rhetorical statement, District Judge S. James Otero, via ruling.<br />Shortly after, Daniels was ordered to pay $293,000 in legal fees and another $245,000 after an unsuccessful appeal. .<br />On April 4, Daniels was order to pay <br />another $120,000 in legal fees.<br />Harmeet Dhillon, one of Trump's lawyers, <br />took to Twitter to celebrate the victory. .<br />Congratulations to President Trump <br />on this final attorney fee victory in <br />his favor this morning. Collectively, <br />our firm obtained over $600,000 in attorney fee awards in his favor <br />in the meritless litigation initiated <br />by Stormy Daniels, Harmeet Dhillon, one of Trump's lawyers, via Twitter
