Stormy Daniels suffered a slight setback in one of her cases against ex-president Donald Trump when a federal appeals court rejected her efforts to overturn a lower court decision in her defamation lawsuit against the former guy. This ruling ultimately left Daniels on to hook for almost $300,000 she’s now been ordered to pay to the ex-president. But you best believe, Daniels isn’t taking any of this quietly.
Donald Trump was, unsurprisingly so, quick as a whip to pump out one of his ridiculous “official” statements through his spokeswoman Liz Harrington, essentially bragging about the one tiny court win he’s managed to secure in the last year and a half.
In a matter of what seemed like minutes, Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, made it damn clear in a tweet, “I will go to jail before I pay a penny.” But she didn’t stop there.
In a lengthy statement she posted to Twitter, the adult film star took aim and fired off at her former attorney Michael Avenatti, former President Donald Trump, and what we’re assuming was a rather pointed shot at Donald Trump’s “tiny” penis.
In response to that ridiculous statement by Tiny: This was not a criminal case or ruling. This was also NOT about whether we had sex or not. This was simply about if he could TWEET rude and false things about me. Also, I NEVER said it was an “affair”. My statement has not changed since I came forward and has been collaborated and verified by others since 2006. He cornered me as I was exiting a restroom and intimidated me into unprotected intercourse. Later, he had Michael Cohen pay me hush money to not disclose what happened to me and the things I was told that could damage his campaign. I guess maybe in HIS mind, this does equal an affair since it seems to be Trump’s pattern with women. Or maybe he simply does not understand his own court case – neither would surprise me, actually. Mr. Grab Them By the Pussy definitely has a history of doing whatever he wants to women and a has a penchant for intimidation. But make no mistake. Trump’s lie about me was very much a lie and was intended to damage we in the public. However, it was not something I ever wanted to sue over. I never wanted to go forward with this defamation suit because I was afraid of the prejudice associated with my career as an adult film actress/director and it turns out that I was correct. Avenatti filed the lawsuit without my permission and against my wishes. Once it was filed, Trump’s lawyers overwhelmed Avenatti and I was left the victim of an attorney’s fee award. Avenatti appealed the ruling but failed to timely appeal the attorney’s fee award. (Because he’s a terrible excuse for an attorney) The recent court decision ruled January 11, 2019 was the last day for a timely appeal on that issue. I fired Avenatti in February of 2019 when I discovered he forged my name and embezzled my book funds, which he was convicted of in federal court earlier. this year. I hired Clark Brewster and he took over all my legal matters including the Trump appeals. He promptly informed me about Avenatti missing the appeal deadline but also thought the Judge’s fee ruling was irregular in that the Judge failed to file a specific written judgement. Mr. Brewster sought to appeal the Attorney award based on that apparent defect. Mr. Brewster litigated the appeal all the way to a Certiorari writ to the US Supreme Court, where I believed that justice would be served. The attorney’s fee award remained with the 9th Circuit and was ruled adversely on the failure of a timely appeal. To be clear: Trump won yesterday ON A TECHNICALITY due to Avenatti’s failure to file promptly. That technical ruling, although distressing, does not reflect on anything I have done or my credibility but is the result of negligence of a criminal lawyer, Michael Avenatti. Still, it is a sad reality that in this country, a known and proven predator can openly brag about assaulting women and become president and be awarded money for his bad behavior. My heart goes out to the others that have been victimized Trump. I deeply regret not standing up for myself that night and for not speaking out sooner. I hope that one day the women who came after me can forgive me.”
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Donald Trump has publicly insisted in the past that he has “no problem” when it comes to the size of his penis, something he actually “guaranteed” in an appearance on live television during a nationally-televised debate, and has even allegedly gone so far as to call a former aide from Air Force One during his presidency, following one of Stormy’s interviews to tell the aide that he penis was neither small nor toadstool shaped, as the adult film star had alleged.
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