As a part of her trial, Stormy Daniels has presented evidence of a composite sketch of a man who approached her in 2011 and threatened her to stay quiet about the Trump affair. Earlier in April, Trump made a tweet criticizing the composite sketch, stating it was essentially fake news: "A sketch years later about a nonexistent man. A total con job, playing the Fake News Media for Fools (but they know it)."
A filing against Trump has been made stating that the tweet was false and defamatory, and that he knew his "false and disparaging statements" would be heard around the world and has exposed her threats of death and other physical violence. She is seeking a jury trial and other undisclosed damages. This is the latest lawsuit from Daniels, who is already suing to be released from a non-disclosure agreement she agreed to in 2016.
Personally, I think that Stormy Daniels doesn't exactly have much grounds for argument as the plaintiff for a defamation case, as she has to prove both falsehood and malice within Trump's tweets, which would be difficult. Since she is considered a public figure, it would be even harder for her to win the case (as opposed to a private figure). However, while I do think it's not necessarily a sound decision from a purely legal standpoint, I do think that this is a smart political move from Daniels' team in order to stay on the radar and in the minds of the American public, and stay on the news headlines. Though I don't know how much this will exactly amount to, I do think she's able to push her agenda little by little and garner more support by using litigation.
Do you think Daniels will win the lawsuit for defamation that she is going to file? And what do you think will be the final result of this battle between Daniels and Trump? Will there be any long-lasting changes in response to what's going on right now, or will we continue to head in the same path?
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