Michael Avenatti is Ordered to Pay almost $300,000 in Fees to Trump as Case is Dismissed

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A California federal judge has awarded attorneys for President Donald Trump nearly $300,000 in fees for Michael Avenatti and his failed defamation claim brought by porn star Stormy Daniels for which he raised $600,000.Ā U.S. District Judge S. James Otero held that when Stormy Daniels said in a TV interview that a man had confronted her in 2011 after alleging an affair with Trump in an attempt to silence her, Trump tweeted that the person who made the threats was a ā€œnon-existent manā€ and that her allegation was a ā€œtotal con job.ā€

Otero had earlier indicated that the tweet was protected as free speech since it related to a matter of public concern and involved public figures.Ā Daniels was ā€œin the process of making her story known to the world,ā€ Otero said. He said the president’s tweets appeared should be protected under the First Amendment.Ā Such speech ā€œlies at the heart of the First Amendmentā€ and to try to restrict it would have a ā€œchilling effect on candidates running for office.”

It looks likeĀ Michael Avenatti’s bid to become president in 2020 has gone down in flames. His claims that Trump is a Liar have not found any legal foundation. It seems to be allegedly just a ploy to make him famous.