Supreme Court gained’t revive porn star’s defamation swimsuit towards Trump
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an attraction from porn star Stormy Daniels, who sought to revive a defamation lawsuit she filed towards former President Donald Trump.
The justices didn’t remark in leaving in place a decrease courtroom ruling dismissing the case.
Daniels, whose actual identify is Stephanie Clifford, alleges she had an affair with Trump in 2006 and was paid USD 130,000 as a part of a nondisclosure settlement days earlier than the 2016 presidential election.
She sued him for defamation after he dismissed her claims of being threatened to maintain quiet concerning the tryst as a ‘total con job.’
A federal choose dismissed the lawsuit in 2018 and ordered Daniels to pay practically USD 300,000 in attorneys’ charges.
