Federal appeals judges heard arguments in Stormy Daniels’ effort to revive a lawsuit she filed over a hard-hitting Trump tweet
Lawyers for the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels and President Donald Trump squared off before a federal appeals court on Tuesday over Daniels’ effort to revive a libel lawsuit she filed over a hard-hitting Trump tweet that appeared to call her a liar.
“What about the comment … that ‘nonexistent man’?” asked Judge Jacqueline Nguyen, an appointee of President Barack Obama. “Could that reasonably be construed as a statement of actual fact and an inference that this was made up and Ms. Clifford was lying?” “But, in essence, isn’t what President Trump is saying, he’s saying Ms. Clifford is lying about being threatened by Trump or his agent? Isn’t that a fact that can be proven true or false?” she asked.“He’s saying, ‘I don’t believe it,’” the Trump attorney said. “He doesn’t use the words that you used, Your Honor. Within the context, it’s an opinion.”
Harder also described the suit as part of a political attack mounted by Daniels and her attorney at the time, Michael Avenatti. Daniels later had an acrimonious parting with Avenatti, who has since been indicted on fraud and extortion charges — developments not mentioned during the 48-minute argument session held just hours before Trump delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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