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Ms Daniels says the result is a win for her
A US federal judge has dismissed porn actress Stormy Daniels’ lawsuit seeking to annul a hush money agreement she had with President Donald Trump.
The agreement prevented her from discussing an alleged 2006 fling with Mr Trump – but Mr Trump had already agreed not to enforce it.
Mr Trump has denied having an affair with Ms Daniels.
His former lawyer Michael Cohen has said the $130,000 (£100,000) payment was made to help Mr Trump get elected.
Last month Mr Cohen told Congress that Mr Trump had reimbursed him for the payment “as part of a criminal scheme to violate campaign finance laws”.
Mr Trump has denied wrongdoing.
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The decision in favour of Mr Trump by Los Angeles Federal Judge James Otero follows the failure of Ms Daniels’ defamation case against Mr Trump last year – a case over which Judge Otero also presided.
She had sued the US president after he mocked her claim that a stranger had threatened her to keep quiet.
Ms Daniels said the latest ruling amounted to the end of the non-disclosure agreement.
“More than a year ago when I was being threatened with a 20 million lawsuit, I asked a judge to toss out this illegal NDA. Glad I stood my ground and kept fighting,” she said on Twitter.
Her lawyer Michael Avenatti also insisted the result was a win for his client.
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