Trump lawyer: Porn star liable for $20m
Donald Trump’s lawyer claims porn actress Stormy Daniels is liable for at least $20 million for violating a nondisclosure agreement she says prevents her from discussing an affair with the president, according to a Friday court filing.
A lawyer for Michael Cohen’s Essential Consultants limited liability company -- which paid Daniels $130,000 under the agreement -- made the filing, which said that Daniels violated the deal “at least” 20 times. “The Settlement Agreement provides for liquidated damages of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per instance of breach,” the court filing says.
Daniels signed the agreement pertaining to an alleged affair a decade earlier shortly before the 2016 election, leading to allegations that the payment amounted to an illicit contribution to Trump’s campaign.
Lawyer Michael Avenatti filed a lawsuit on behalf of Daniels -whose
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real name Stephanie Clifford -- earlier this month seeking to toss out the confidential settlement. The suit alleged that Daniels began an “intimate relationship” with Trump in the summer of 2006 that continued into 2007.
On July 12, court proceedings will get under way to decide if Daniels can dissolve the agreement. The White House denied any sexual encounter between Trump and Daniels, who offered to return the $130,000 she received so that she can be free to speak openly. AFP