Stormy Daniels Has Her Charges Dropped

Looks like Stormy Daniels may have just dodged a bullet in Columbus.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was booked into jail following an appearance out at the Sirens club in Columbus, Ohio. She was accused of touching three undercover police officers in violation of law that prohibits any nude performers from coming into contact with patrons. So what does this mean? You may be thinking it's a stupid law, right?

Well, unfortunately, not to Columbus. Back in 2007, the Columbus City Council passed the so-called Community Defense Act, to crack down on stuff like these that exist in almost every club. Columbus has been trying to get more family-friendly, similar to states like Utah, which emphasizes family-friendly engagements. It was more directed at people who were regulars at these clubs, like Sirens. Because Stormy Daniels is not a regular, the City Attorney of Columbus determined that this was not a criminal act and thus had the charges dropped. So, it's an interesting law that may not apply to a lot of states but it does apply to Columbus and it's just a simple objective to try to get family-friendly into more of its culture.

I understand Stormy Daniels did nothing wrong in this case and this is just her profession and all that. I understand it from a money standpoint. However, in many cases, it may not help her with the public image, especially since President Trump has made every attempt to go after Daniels and try to discredit her on these claims. She won't give up, that's understandable, but it's also going to give the President and his supporters more firepower to discredit her and to kick her down.

Let's face facts for the moment: This has nothing to do with the suits that were filed from her against Trump. This was just a simple mistake that the city of Columbus recognized after she was charged. We all do stuff for money, even if it's a mistake, and this sounds like it was a mistake. At least she has a great lawyer in Michael Avenatti, who pounced on this immediately to say that his client was traumatized by the incident. That's fair and that's what he's expected to do.

Sorry, Trump, even if you think this has something to do with her discredibility, it doesn't. She made a mistake in a city whose law she didn't know about. She's not scheduled to make any more appearances in Columbus and has already left the state of Ohio.

Stormy Daniels definitely escaped on this one. Hopefully, she won't get in any more trouble from here on out, at least until this case is wrapped up.