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In this Oct. 11, 2018, photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the opening of the adult entertainment fair "Venus" in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) **FILE**

Supreme Court rejects Stormy Daniels defamation case against Trump

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the opening of the adult entertainment fair 'Venus' in Berlin, Germany. Search warrants unsealed Thursday, Jul 18, 2019, shed new light on President Donald Trump's role as his campaign scrambled to respond to media inquiries about hush money paid to two women who said they had affairs with him. The investigation involved payments Trump's attorney Michael Cohen helped orchestrate to Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Donald Trump ordered to pay legal fees to Stormy Daniels over NDA lawsuit

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels arrives at the adult entertainment fair &quot;Venus&quot; in Berlin. A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against President Donald Trump by porn actress Stormy Daniels that sought to tear up a hush-money settlement about their alleged affair. Judge S. James Otero ruled Thursday, March 7, 2019, in U.S. District Court that the suit was irrelevant after Trump and his former personal lawyer agreed to rescind a nondisclosure agreement Daniels signed in exchange for a $130,000 payment. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Police: Stormy Daniels’ strip club arrest wasn’t political

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

In this May 23, 2018, file photo Stormy Daniels, speaks during a ceremony for her receiving a City Proclamation and Key to the City in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Stormy Daniels trolls Donald Trump with Pink Floyd, Taylor Swift, Tom Petty songs

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Stormy Daniels and Michael Avenatti have been fixtures on cable television over the past year. (Associated Press/File)

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels fueled anti-Trump media obsession

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, left, stands with her lawyer Michael Avenatti as she speaks outside federal court, in New York. Trump's personal attorney wants a federal judge to stop the lawyer for porn actress Daniels from speaking to reporters. An attorney for Michael Cohen filed court papers Thursday night, June 14, 2018, alleging Daniels' lawyer Avenatti is tainting the case. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Avenatti vows to fight on after judge tosses anti-Trump defamation lawsuit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the opening of the adult entertainment fair 'Venus' in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Stormy Daniels’ Donald Trump defamation lawsuit dismissed by judge

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had an affair with President Donald Trump, leaves federal court in New York after a hearing for Michael Cohen, Trump's personal attorney. Avenatti, the attorney who's garnered national attention demanding transparency as one of President Donald Trump's chief critics, convinced a federal judge to bar the media from covering a bankruptcy court case involving his former law firm. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine Bauer allowed Avenatti to give testimony Wednesday, July 25 behind closed doors. In May, Eagan Avenatti, was ordered to pay $10 million to a lawyer who claimed that the firm misstated its profits and he was owed millions. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

S.E. Cupp cuts down Michael Avenatti on Twitter

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Michael Avenatti, attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels, talks to reporters after a federal court hearing in Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)

War of words heats up between Trump and Avenatti over Kavanaugh allegations

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-In at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Judge appears likely to toss Stormy Daniels’ defamation suit

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in New York. Cohen, has pleaded guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud stemming from hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Michael Cohen, former Trump lawyer, pleads guilty to campaign finance violations, bank fraud

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, left, stands with her lawyer Michael Avenatti as she speaks outside federal court, in New York. Trump's personal attorney wants a federal judge to stop the lawyer for porn actress Daniels from speaking to reporters. An attorney for Michael Cohen filed court papers Thursday night, June 14, 2018, alleging Daniels' lawyer Avenatti is tainting the case. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Michael Avenatti: Stormy Daniels’ meeting canceled by prosecutors

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 16, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels speaks outside federal court in New York. Daniels says her ex-lawyer was a &quot;puppet&quot; for President Donald Trump and worked with the president's attorney to get her to appear on Fox News and falsely deny having sex with Trump. The allegations are made in a lawsuit filed June 6 in Los Angeles. The lawsuit alleges Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen &quot;colluded&quot; with Daniels' then-attorney Keith Davidson to have her deny the relationship on Fox News after a tabloid magazine story about Daniels and Trump. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Stormy Daniels’ former attorney countersues porn actress

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had an affair with President Donald Trump, leaves federal court in New York after a hearing for Michael Cohen, Trump's personal attorney. A federal judge has ordered a firm linked to Avenatti to pay $10 million to a lawyer who claimed he was owed millions and that the firm misstated its profits. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday, May 22, 2018 that the judgment comes after Jason Frank, who used to work at Eagan Avenatti, alleged the law firm failed to pay the $4.85 million settlement he had reached last year. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels attorney, slapped with $10 million judgment: Report

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this April 16, 2018 file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose given name is Stephanie Clifford, and her attorney Michael Avenatti talk to reporters outside federal court in New York City. The hundreds of thousands of dollars that Stormy Daniels raised in her legal case against President Donald Trump came from an online crowdfunding site. But the unusual method of online fundraising for legal fees raises transparency questions about who is actually supporting the legal fight. Daniels and her attorney, Michael Avenatti, have raised more than $490,000 on the website CrowdJustice.com. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Stormy Daniels’ crowdfunding raises transparency questions

By Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to media at Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rudy Giuliani gives Donald Trump foes ammunition during media blitz

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels' attorney, leaves federal court in New York after a hearing for Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Thursday, April 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Michael Avenatti: Trump, National Enquirer preparing for Michael Cohen to ‘flip’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels' attorney, left, watches as Michael Cohen, center, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, leaves federal court in New York, Thursday, April 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Judge agrees to delay Stormy Daniels’ lawsuit against Trump

By AMANDA LEE MYERS - Associated Press

Michael Avenatti attorney and spokesperson for adult film actress Stormy Daniels speaks during a press conference at Federal court, Friday, April 13, 2018, in New York. A hearing has been scheduled before U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood to address President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen's request for a temporary restraining order related to the judicial warrant that authorized a search of his Manhattan office, apartment and hotel room this week. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Michael Avenatti says Stormy Daniels ‘likely’ to sue Trump for defamation

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

This artist's drawing released by attorney Michael Avenatti, reports to show the man that the adult film actress Stormy Daniels says threatened her in a Las Vegas parking lot in 2011 to remain quiet about her affair with President Donald Trump. (Michael Avenatti via AP)

Stormy Daniels’ big reveal: sketch of man who threatened her

By CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press