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Trump Lawyer Declares “Total Victory”; Stormy Daniels Files Appeal Over Lawsuit

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DEVELOPING… Donald Trumps tweets can sometimes move markets, antagonize domestic rivals and international allies and put the spotlight on friends and foes but turns out today that the social media platform cannot keep the President in court with Stormy Daniels. That was the case in the porn stars defamation case against the former Celebrity Apprentice host, which she has already filed an appeal against a federal judges ruling of earlier Monday.

“In the Special Motion, Mr. Trump argues that the tweet at issue is a non-actionable opinion, not a statement of fact about Ms. Clifford,” said U.S. District Judge James Otero in an order released today three weeks after anti-SLAPP arguments were heard over POTUS harsh April 18 tweet calling Daniels AKA Stephanie Cliffords sketch of a rather scary man that she says threatened her in Vegas in 2011 warning her off going public at that time with her short-lived and apparently unfulfilling intimate encounter with Trump back in 2006.

A sketch years later about a nonexistent man. A total con job, playing the Fake News Media for Fools (but they know it)! https://t.co/9Is7mHBFda

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2018

Cliffords quick to the draw lawyer Michael Avenatti was back on the media and legal offense almost immediately after the judges ruling:

Here is the Notice of Appeal we just filed with the Ninth Circuit relating to the defamation claim against Trump. His record before the Ninth Circuit has been anything but good. #Basta pic.twitter.com/SK8QdycoUW

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 16, 2018

“In making the statement, Mr. Trump used his national and international audience of millions of people to make a false factual statement to denigrate and attack Ms. Clifford,” stated the original April 30 defamation filing in New York Supreme Court by Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti after Trump let off on social media. “Mr. Trump knew that his false, disparaging statement would be read by people around the world and that it would get a lot of press coverage, and that Ms. Clifford would be subjected to threats of violence, economic harm, and reputational damage as a result,” the 7-page document of the matter, which was moved out West subsequently, added.

“The Court agrees with Mr. Trumps argument because the tweet in question constitutes “rhetorical hyperbole” normally associated with politics and public discourse in the United States,” Judge Otero said Monday in his 14-page ruling (read it here). “The Court holds that Mr. Trumps tweet is rhetorical hyperbole and is protected by the First Amendment,” Judge Otero said furthermore and telling of the state of political discourse in America in 2018. Plaintiff cannot amend the Complaint in a way that challenges this holding.”

With that, and other legal battles between Trump and Daniels in other jurisdictions still on-going and not at all hampered by todays ruling, it became a showdown between the lawyers.

“No amount of spin or commentary by Stormy Daniels or her lawyer, Mr. Avenatti, can truthfully characterize todays ruling in any way other than total victory for President Trump and total defeat for Stormy Daniels,” said the typically trenchant Charles Harder Monday after the Los Angeles-based judges ruling. “The amount of the award for President Trumps attorneys fees will be determined at a later date,” he added of the bottom line next move the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host plans to make on the porn star.

Taking to social media soon after the decision came down and before actually filing that appeal, potential Presidential candidate and cable news regular Avenatti had his own first draft spin on what it all meant and where it could all end, or not:

Re Judges limited ruling: Daniels other claims against Trump and Cohen proceed unaffected. Trumps contrary claims are as deceptive as his claims about the inauguration attendance.

We will appeal the dismissal of the defamation cause of action and are confident in a reversal.

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 15, 2018

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You know this isnt really over and theyll certainly be more tweets from Trump and Avenatti on the matter.

Be clear – even assuming Trump is owed attys fees from the defamation case (if he wins the appeal), they will be dwarfed by the fees he and Cohen will be required to pay in connection with the NDA case. Not even close. Yet more “winning” from Trump.

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 16, 2018

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Trump Lawyer Declares “Total Victory”; Stormy Daniels Files Appeal Over Lawsuit

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DEVELOPING… Donald Trumps tweets can sometimes move markets, antagonize domestic rivals and international allies and put the spotlight on friends and foes but turns out today that the social media platform cannot keep the President in court with Stormy Daniels. That was the case in the porn stars defamation case against the former Celebrity Apprentice host, which she has already filed an appeal against a federal judges ruling of earlier Monday.

“In the Special Motion, Mr. Trump argues that the tweet at issue is a non-actionable opinion, not a statement of fact about Ms. Clifford,” said U.S. District Judge James Otero in an order released today three weeks after anti-SLAPP arguments were heard over POTUS harsh April 18 tweet calling Daniels AKA Stephanie Cliffords sketch of a rather scary man that she says threatened her in Vegas in 2011 warning her off going public at that time with her short-lived and apparently unfulfilling intimate encounter with Trump back in 2006.

A sketch years later about a nonexistent man. A total con job, playing the Fake News Media for Fools (but they know it)! https://t.co/9Is7mHBFda

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2018

Cliffords quick to the draw lawyer Michael Avenatti was back on the media and legal offense almost immediately after the judges ruling:

Here is the Notice of Appeal we just filed with the Ninth Circuit relating to the defamation claim against Trump. His record before the Ninth Circuit has been anything but good. #Basta pic.twitter.com/SK8QdycoUW

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 16, 2018

“In making the statement, Mr. Trump used his national and international audience of millions of people to make a false factual statement to denigrate and attack Ms. Clifford,” stated the original April 30 defamation filing in New York Supreme Court by Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti after Trump let off on social media. “Mr. Trump knew that his false, disparaging statement would be read by people around the world and that it would get a lot of press coverage, and that Ms. Clifford would be subjected to threats of violence, economic harm, and reputational damage as a result,” the 7-page document of the matter, which was moved out West subsequently, added.

“The Court agrees with Mr. Trumps argument because the tweet in question constitutes “rhetorical hyperbole” normally associated with politics and public discourse in the United States,” Judge Otero said Monday in his 14-page ruling (read it here). “The Court holds that Mr. Trumps tweet is rhetorical hyperbole and is protected by the First Amendment,” Judge Otero said furthermore and telling of the state of political discourse in America in 2018. Plaintiff cannot amend the Complaint in a way that challenges this holding.”

With that, and other legal battles between Trump and Daniels in other jurisdictions still on-going and not at all hampered by todays ruling, it became a showdown between the lawyers.

“No amount of spin or commentary by Stormy Daniels or her lawyer, Mr. Avenatti, can truthfully characterize todays ruling in any way other than total victory for President Trump and total defeat for Stormy Daniels,” said the typically trenchant Charles Harder Monday after the Los Angeles-based judges ruling. “The amount of the award for President Trumps attorneys fees will be determined at a later date,” he added of the bottom line next move the ex-Celebrity Apprentice host plans to make on the porn star.

Taking to social media soon after the decision came down and before actually filing that appeal, potential Presidential candidate and cable news regular Avenatti had his own first draft spin on what it all meant and where it could all end, or not:

Re Judges limited ruling: Daniels other claims against Trump and Cohen proceed unaffected. Trumps contrary claims are as deceptive as his claims about the inauguration attendance.

We will appeal the dismissal of the defamation cause of action and are confident in a reversal.

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 15, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

You know this isnt really over and theyll certainly be more tweets from Trump and Avenatti on the matter.

Be clear – even assuming Trump is owed attys fees from the defamation case (if he wins the appeal), they will be dwarfed by the fees he and Cohen will be required to pay in connection with the NDA case. Not even close. Yet more “winning” from Trump.

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 16, 2018

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