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Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress, filed a complaint alleging that one of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys in his hush-money case has a conflict of interest. However, the New York attorney grievance committee dismissed the complaint.
Daniels filed the complaint earlier this year, claiming that lawyer Joe Tacopina had a conflict of interest due to his previous dealings with her. Daniels was paid the money that was at the core of Trump’s criminal case in 2016.
“Following an investigation of the allegations in the above-referenced complaint filed against you, the Committee has determined to take no further action,” Jorge Dopico, chief attorney for the Attorney Grievance Committee of the First Judicial Department, told Tacopina in a letter.
Tacopina had no conflict of interest, according to the September ruling of the judge supervising Trump’s hush money case, even though the Trump lawyer had promised not to cross-examine Daniels should she testify in court.
“Now both the court and the disciplinary committee have ruled that there was no conflict or…
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