An attorney representing Stormy Daniels in her legal battle with President Donald Trump is requesting that a panel of federal judges reinstate her defamation claim, accusing the president of intentionally tarnishing the pornographic actress’s credibility. Brewster also pushed back against the previous judge’s ruling, contending that portions of Trump’s tweet are verifiable factual assertions. https://t.co/9Is7mHBFda — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2018Harder commended the previous judge’s ruling and contended that the Texas statute was nearly identical to California’s anti-SLAPP statute. This is vintage hyperbole.”Daniels was ordered to pay nearly $293,000 in attorney fees and $1,000 in sanctions following the previous ruling. Daniels’ request that Trump pay her attorney’s fees are pending in state court, according to Brewster.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 05, 2020 00:11 UTC