Stormy Daniels Is Ordered br to Pay Trump’s Attorneys , $120,000 More in Legal Fees.br CNN reports that the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was part of a civil litigation separate from the criminal charges Donald Trump faces in New York.br CNN reports that the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was part of a civil litigation separate from the criminal charges Donald Trump faces in New York.br Daniels previously claimed that she was br threatened and told to keep quiet about an br alleged affair she had with Trump.br Daniels previously claimed that she was br threatened and told to keep quiet about an br alleged affair she had with Trump.br She filed a defamation suit against Trump br in 2018, after the former president tweeted that br her allegations were a "total con job.".br The suit was dismissed because the judge said Trump had First Amendment protections.br The Court agrees with Mr. Trump’s argument because the tweet in question constitutes ‘rhetorical hyperbole’ normally associated with politics and public discourse in the United States. , District Judge S. James Otero, via ruling.br The First Amendment protects this type of rhetorical statement, District Judge S. James Otero, via ruling.br Shortly after, Daniels was ordered to pay $293,000 in legal fees and another $245,000 after an unsuccessful appeal. .br On April 4, Daniels was order to pay br another $120,000 in legal fees.br Harmeet Dhillon, one of Trump's lawyers, br took to Twitter to celebrate the victory. .br Congratulations to President Trump br on this final attorney fee victory in br his favor this morning.