Judge orders Trump to pay legal fees to Stormy Daniels

California court ordered President TrumpDonald John Trump, CEO of parent company National Enquirer, resigns Biden says he would shut down the United States amid a pandemic if scientists said it was necessary for Warren to call members of the board of directors of the postal service to return DeJoy or resign PLUS to pay $ 44,100 to Stephanie Clifford, the adult film actress known as Stormy Daniels, to cover her legal fees relating to her non-disclosure agreement.

California Superior Court Judge Robert Broadbelt’s order, which was filed Monday but posted online Friday by Clifford’s attorneys, surrounds a $ 130,000 non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with the former attorney. Michael cohenMichael Dean Cohen CEO of parent company of National Enquirer resigns Ethics Board berates Gaetz for tweet targeting Cohen Five takeaways from Bannon’s indictment READ MORE in his capacity as representative Trump. Clifford and Cohen both say Trump had an affair with the actress from 2006 to 2007, the president claims.

Clifford first sued Trump in 2018 in an attempt to be released from the deal, and Trump’s lawyers have amicably agreed not to challenge or enforce the NDA. Clifford’s lawsuit was ultimately dismissed and his claims were deemed moot as the NDA had been ruled inapplicable.

This week’s decision was the culmination of Clifford’s efforts to be reimbursed by Trump for legal fees related to the case.

Broadbelt ruled that Clifford was entitled to reimbursement for legal fees after deciding she was the “winning party” under California law, even though the case was dismissed.

He also rejected arguments by Trump’s attorneys that he was not responsible for covering the costs because he had not signed the NDA, ruling that because Trump reimbursed Cohen for the $ 130,000 and the The president’s legal team had argued that a Clifford libel suit should be handled by an NDA arbitrator, Trump was indeed a party to the deal.