A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by adult film star Stormy Daniels against President Trump.
Daniels filed the suit in March 2018 in an attempt to end the $130,000 hush-money agreement she signed ahead of the 2016 presidential election, a deal which kept her from publicly discussing a sexual encounter she says she had with Trump. Wanting to get the suit dismissed, Trump and his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, both agreed not to penalize Daniels for breaching the nondisclosure agreement.
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