Does Stormy Daniels get to keep the $130,000 or does she have to return it?

[no_hypocrisy]

Was it a legal gift from Trump's attorney to her and the money belongs to her?

Or did Trump's attorney expect to be reimbursed, and thus, it wasn't a personal gift but an advance from Trump? And if Trump didn't reimburse, did the attorney intend to give his personal assets to Daniels even if he didn't get the money from Trump?

Or, allowing me to be snide, without a contract, was the $130,000 even indirectly from Trump for services rendered?

[unblock]

1. she might not actually have it

i haven't read through the entire complaint and agreement, but it looks like the money was, at least at first, put in escrow until stormy fulfilled certain requirements, such as returning any confidential information she had.

i'm not clear on whether or not she complied and whether or not the funds were released to her or if that's still pending.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Confidential information

Like the tiny dick pics ?

[unblock]

4. Its been speculated that they actually filmed a porno

That would be actually be a good way to evade any prostitution charge. Claim it’s a porno, just never use the film except as needed to beat a prostitution charge.

[FakeNoose]

2. I'm guessing it's the reason for her lawsuit

She probably doesn't want to give the money back, and neither do her lawyers.
So the new lawsuit that was filed yesterday would provide reasons for her to keep the money.
Basically it claims there never was an NDA because 45 never signed it.
So now she's free to talk about it AND keep the money.

[unblock]

5. If there never was an agreement, she has no rights to the money.

She’s better off saying there was an agreement but Donnie, or his lawyer, breached it.

She might actually be fine with returning the money because her story is now worth far more than $130,000.

[Merlot]

6. She will return it, or never got it. Doesn't matter, she can make a lot more than $130K.

Selling her story, even the publicity of the trial is worth more that the 130K.

[csziggy]

9. Exactly - $130,000 is chump change

Compared to what the tabloids would pay her for details and photos about her relationship with Dolt45.

[Merlot]

11. Plus the advance on that book she's probably considering writing.

Chump change from the biggest chump.

[csziggy]

12. Yep - and if unblock is right in #1

She may never have gotten that $130,000. Now that the whole thing is out in the open Stormy could clean up by getting the contract invalidated and selling her story.

[FakeNoose]

14. I read somewhere else that the $$ is in escrow

If that's true, then she technically never "received" it, and she doesn't have to give it back. On the other hand, Michael Cohen led us to believe that he did pay her, he doesn't have the cash either.

So they're both out $130,000 until this gets settled.

[unblock]

15. the agreement says cohen was to pay the money into escrow.

i think it was to stormy's lawyer, to be held until she did certain things, such as return any confidential information.

combined with cohen complaining about not being reimbursed, it seems clear he did cough up the money.

it's not clear if the money is still in escrow or if stormy has it already.

either way it's clear that stormy wants to get out of the contract any way she can, her story is worth millions.

[malaise]

7. Truth is she has created quite a mess for the Con

His lawyers will have to respond

[Jersey Devil]

8. She accepted payment which confirms the contract

I hate to spoil the party, but the fact that consideration was paid is probably an exception to the Statute of Frauds that would ordinarily negate an unsigned contract. This is pretty basic legal stuff.

[csziggy]

10. If unblock is correct in #1, that may not be true

If the money is still in escrow because Stormy did not fulfill some of the requirements, then neither side has completed the terms of the contract. That could be why she is suing.

In addition, Stormy is probably getting some lucrative offers to tell her story that will get her far more than $130,000. If she can get the contract with Dolt45 declared invalid she can clean up without worrying about him suing her for violating the terms of the contract.

[Jersey Devil]

13. True, but I was assuming she got the money

If she did not then certainly you have a point.

[Gothmog]

16. According to her attorney, she is prepared to return the money

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