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On the same day as his indictment new court documents released stating that adult film actress Stormy Daniels now owes additional legal fees to former President Trump. Daniels was previously ordered to pay $300,000 in legal fees after an unsuccessful defamation lawsuit, and an appeal against paying those fees was denied last year.
BREAKING!!! the 9th Circuit just awarded Trump $121,962.56 in attorney fees from Stormy Daniels. Order just released. This in addition to the roughly $500k she already owes him.
LOL glad she’s out there saying her T-shirt sales are booming she’ll be able to afford to pay Trump!
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 4, 2023
Eric Trump, the former president’s son, announced on Twitter that the 9th Circuit awarded Donald Trump $121,962.56 in attorney fees from Daniels. He added that this sum was in addition to the approximately $500,000 she already owes his father.
BREAKING!!! the 9th Circuit just awarded Trump $121,962.56 in attorney fees from Stormy Daniels. Order just released. This in addition to the roughly $500k she already owes him.
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) April 4, 2023
Harmeet Dhillon, a lawyer from Dhillon Law Group representing Trump, shared a copy of the order and congratulated Trump on his “final attorney fee victory” on Twitter. Dhillon stated that her firm has secured over $600,000 in attorney fee awards in favor of the former president as a result of the “baseless litigation initiated by Stormy Daniels.”
Congratulations to President Trump on this final attorney fee victory in his favor this morning. Collectively, our firm obtained over $600,000 in attorney fee awards in his favor in the meritless litigation initiated by Stormy Daniels. https://t.co/ld7SVvZOp6 pic.twitter.com/1b5P3flxFb
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) April 4, 2023
Following Tuesday’s decision, Daniels is now responsible for an extra $121,962.56 in legal fees, as per documents filed in the United States Court of Appeals and disclosed by the Dhillon Law Group. Trump’s eldest sons, Eric and Don Jr., shared their enthusiasm for the news on Twitter.
The requested $121,962.56 covers the 183.35 hours spent “defending against the appeal and preparing the fee application,” according to court documents. The court granted the considerable sum in favor of Trump and against “Stephanie Clifford,” Daniels’s legal name.
Story Daniels is only her stage name. Stephanie Gregory Clifford is her real name. Let's start using her real name so that everyone, family, friends, and the public, knows who she is, as well as what she is, just as we know who Donald John Trump is. Character counts, right? https://t.co/WAcT5IMtO3
— Steve (@oldguy_steve) April 2, 2023
When Daniels was initially ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in legal fees in March 2022, she stated that her attorney, Michael Avenatti, had filed the defamation suit against Trump in 2018 “without my permission and against my wishes.” Daniels also declared that she would “go to jail” before paying “a penny” of the money owed to Trump.
“I’d rather go to jail than pay one penny,” Daniels said. Wonder which it will be ?
— Go ‘Gate ??? (@icehockey90) April 4, 2023
The legal fee ruling is largely separate from Trump’s arraignment in New York City on Tuesday, which pertains to criminal charges filed in Manhattan. Although this is a big win for team Trump.
Did you hear the great news? STORMY Daniel's was just ordered to President Donald Trump $122,000 by the liberal 9th circuit Court! On top of the previous $500k, she was ordered to pay trump. This also happened today. Sounds like you have a weak case.
— Mindy Brazner (@MBrazner) April 4, 2023
#StormyDaniels, aka #horseface, is feeling the sting today. 122,000 + 500,000 = 622,000 in penalties. Retiring and becoming a trophy wife is out the question now ? back to the glory hole you go. ? pic.twitter.com/W7BIHB7Xlm
— ???ULTRAMAGA??? (@mericaFirst78) April 4, 2023
?????? You get the Shaft, He walks to the Bank.. ??????????? pic.twitter.com/shCn7Baotz
— RGAr152.0 (@rgar152) April 4, 2023
Crybaby much? JFC!
Oh, incidentally, did you see the news? The 9th Circuit Court is ordering Stormy Daniels to pay DJT $600,000 in the defamation suit! ?
How ’bout them apples, @ManhattanDA ?
— mulgamutt ???? (@mulgamuttz) April 4, 2023