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Stormy Daniels Ordered to Pay Trump $300K

“The ruling was a total and complete victory and vindication for, and of me,” the twice-impeached former president wrote.

A federal appeals court has put an end once and for all to Stormy Daniels’ defamation fight against Donald Trump, ordering her to pay up nearly $300,000 in attorneys fees to the twice-impeached former president. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court’s ruling rejecting Daniels’ lawsuit late Monday, capping a lengthy legal battle over her claim she had sex with Trump in 2006 while Melania was pregnant. The court said it had no jurisdiction after Daniels missed a 30-day deadline to file her appeal. Trump used the opportunity to take a jab at the porn star, issuing a statement that said, “I never had an affair with Stormy Daniels, nor would I ever have wanted to.” He called her defamation lawsuit—filed after he called her a liar and accused her of a “con job”—a “political stunt.” “The ruling was a total and complete victory and vindication for, and of me,” he wrote.