Judge rejects Stormy Daniel defamation suit vs. Trump
WASHINGTON – A federal judge in California on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by adult-film star Stormy Daniels that alleged President Donald Trump defamed her.
Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, filed the suit after Trump posted a tweet dismissing comments she made in broadcast interviews.
U.S. District Court Judge James Otero indicated during arguments last month that he believed the tweet by Trump that named her was protected by the First Amendment.
Michael Avenatti, Daniels’ attorney, filed an appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals shortly after Otero’s ruling.
After Daniels said in an interview that a man confronted her over her allegations of an affair with Trump, the president tweeted that the person Daniels said made the threats was a “non-existent man” and that her allegation was a “total con job.”