Trump scores a 'total victory' after federal judge dismisses Stormy Daniels' lawsuit and orders her to pay his legal fees

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President Donald Trump's attorneys scored a victory in court when a federal judge dismissed adult-film actress Stormy Daniels' defamation lawsuit against Trump.

Daniels was also ordered to pay Trump's legal fees.

Daniels, who says she had an affair with Trump in 2006, sued him in April after he disputed her claim that she was being threatened by a unidentified man in 2011 as "a total con job."

The unidentified man allegedly warned her not to publicize her purported sexual affair with Trump.

Michael Avenatti, who represents Daniels, said he would appeal the decision.

President Donald Trump's attorneys scored a victory in court when a federal judge dismissed adult-film actress Stormy Daniels' defamation lawsuit against Trump on First Amendment grounds and ordered her to pay his legal fees.

"No amount of spin or commentary by Stormy Daniels or her lawyer, Mr. Avenatti, can truthfully characterize today's ruling in any way other than total victory for President Trump and total defeat for Stormy Daniels," Charles Harder, an attorney for Trump, said in a statement to Business Insider.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Inside the Trump 'MAGA' hat factorySee Also:Hillary Clinton: My husband's relationship with Monica Lewinsky was not an abuse of powerJoe Biden leads a wide field of Democratic contenders for the 2020 presidential election, according to new CNN pollMelania Trump dropped a subtle hint about her relationship with Donald Trump in the White HouseSEE ALSO: Michael Cohen's lawyer made a bombshell admission about the 130,000 'hush agreement' with Stormy Daniels

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