Stormy Daniels wins US$450,000 payout over Ohio strip club arrest
- Daniels alleged her arrest was politically motivated and sued for false imprisonment in violation of her civil rights
- When asked about if she had any comment on Trump’s possible impeachment, Daniels said, ‘sometimes it tingles to be the spark’
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Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was arrested in 2018 at the Sirens Gentlemen’s Club on sexual misdemeanour charges which were quickly dropped.
In a lawsuit filed in January, Daniels alleged her arrest was politically motivated and sued for false arrest and false imprisonment in violation of her civil rights.
Daniels, who originally sought damages of US$2 million, settled her suit on Friday for almost a quarter of that amount, telling reporters “it was never really about the money, it was the changes that were made and bringing awareness”.
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Standing with Daniels on the courthouse steps, her lawyer Clark Brewster said the case was “based upon the fact that she was targeted not for what she had done, but for who she was”.
Cohen testified that the payment he made to Daniels, which was ruled an illegal use of campaign funds, was ordered and reimbursed by Trump himself – a possible criminal act.
When asked by NBC4’s WCMH-TV Columbus if she had any comment on Trump’s possible impeachment, Daniels said, “sometimes it tingles to be the spark”.
