Stormy Daniels has raised a stunning seven-figure sum to salary disconnected ineligible fees she owes to erstwhile President Donald Trump aft a tribunal dismissed her defamation lawsuit against him successful 2018.
The GoFundMe fundraiser was organized by her erstwhile head and friend Dwayne Crawford conscionable 2 weeks ago, but already 20,000 contributions from nan porn star's supporters person now surpassed $1 million.
This comes months aft Trump was convicted connected each 34 felony counts successful his blockbuster hush money trial, a Manhattan assemblage uncovering him blameworthy of falsifying business records.
Daniels, whose existent sanction is Stephanie Clifford, owes Trump $600,000 successful ineligible fees successful relationship to her grounded suit.
'For complete 6 years, I person been fighting to speak nan truth...and paying nan value for it,' Daniels said successful a connection to nan page. 'Part of this conflict resulted successful lawyer fees being automatically awarded aft being denied my time successful court.'
Stormy Daniels pinch Donald Trump successful 2006, astatine nan clip of nan alleged affair
The suit came astir successful April 2018 aft Daniels released a sketch of a man she said threatened her successful Las Vegas in 2011.
According to her, he told her to 'leave Trump alone.'
This alleged threat would person occurred years aft Daniels allegedly had an matter pinch Trump successful 2006.
Trump responded connected Twitter, calling her claims a 'total con job' and saying nan man was 'nonexistent'
Weeks aft he tweeted that rebuke, Daniels sued him successful national court.
In October 2018, nan US District Judge S. James Otero threw retired nan suit, saying Trump's tweet amounted to a 'hyperbolic statement.'
Otero besides said Trump's connection was protected nether nan First Amendment.
Daniels tried to entreaty nan determination successful 2022, saying that her lawyer Michael Avenatti revenge nan suit 'without my support and against my wishes.'
A judge ruled against her, leaving her connected nan hook for Trump's gargantuan ineligible fees associated pinch nan case.
Now, it appears her fans and her friends successful authorities will ft nan measure for her.
Daniels attends nan 2024 Adult Video News Awards astatine Resorts World Las Vegas connected January 27, 2024 successful Las Vegas, Nevada
Adult-film character Stephanie Clifford, besides known arsenic Stormy Daniels, speaks arsenic she departs Manhattan national tribunal successful New York City connected April 16, 2018
'I person been fixed nan top gift because those lawyer fees are NOT coming from me!' Daniels wrote.
'Complete strangers person generously travel together successful a powerful stance and donated to screen it instead.'
She said erstwhile nan judgement against her is paid, she'll usage nan remaining donated costs to relocate her family to a safe place.
According to her, this needs to beryllium done because she's received 'countless decease threats' aft Trump was recovered blameworthy connected May 30.
She besides claimed nan Trump defense squad showed her reside to nan full courtroom while she testified successful nan case.
In her grounds arsenic nan prima witnesser for nan prosecution, she described nan lurid specifications of their alleged 2006 edifice encounter, which included mention of condoms, spanking and missionary sex.
She besides told nan tribunal Michael Cohen, Trump's erstwhile 'fixer,' gave her $130,000 to support her quiet astir nan alleged affair, which would happened while Melania Trump was pregnant pinch Baron.
Daniels claims she met Trump astatine a personage play tourney successful Lake Tahoe, Nevada, successful 2006. The erstwhile president has ever denied thing happened betwixt them
Daniels claims she met Trump astatine a personage play tourney successful Lake Tahoe, Nevada, successful 2006.
Trump has denied nan matter connected dozens of occasions.
Crawford group nan fundraising extremity to $1.25 million, which nan GoFundMe is quickly closing successful connected arsenic of Tuesday.
'Each dollar we raise will beryllium a validation that we besides attraction astir Stormy and are consenting to proceed this fight,' he wrote.
'Trump whitethorn person a mega fundraising cognition to support him from facing consequences, but that shouldn’t mean that Stormy becomes nan sacrificial lamb of a corrupt system.'