Daniels offers hush money back so she can speak out on affair
Porn actress Stormy Daniels offered yesterday to give President Trump $130,000 if she is released from her deal to keep quiet about the sexual relationship she says she had with him in 2006.
Daniels, who received $130,000 from a company set up by Trump’s lawyer as part of the confidentiality pact, has sued Trump in an effort to void the deal.
The Trump lawyer, Michael Cohen, says the hush money came from his own home-equity credit line, but has left unclear whether the president reimbursed him. Daniels’ proposal to return her $130,000 to Trump, regardless of where the money originated, was part of an offer to settle a lawsuit she filed last week against Trump.
The settlement, outlined in a letter from Daniels’ attorney, Michael Avenatti of Newport Beach, Calif., would let Daniels talk freely about her relationship with Trump and the attempts to silence her.
It would allow Daniels to make public any of her text messages, photos or videos that involve Trump. Under the confidentiality deal, she was required to turn over all such material to Trump. The settlement would bar Trump from seeking a court order to block CBS News from airing a “60 Minutes” interview that Daniels did last week.