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Melania fury at Trump’s affair with Stormy

Trump’s wife ‘incandesce­nt’ as fling claim porn star sues over hush deal

- BY CHRISTOPHE­R BUCKTIN US Editor chris.bucktin@mirror.co.uk

DONALD Trump’s marriage is facing a fresh crisis as a porn star sues him over their alleged sexual affair.

Stormy Daniels has issued court proceeding­s against the US President, saying their non-disclosure agreement is null and void because he did not sign it.

The allegation­s have left the 71-year-old sleeping alone in the White House as ex-model Melania, 47, is said to be contemplat­ing leaving him after 13 years of marriage.

Ms Daniels was paid $130,000 days before the 2016 election by attorney Michael Cohen to ensure she would not speak about her “intimate” relationsh­ip with Mr Trump.

The porn star, 38, accuses Mr Cohen in court papers of continuing to bully her to keep quiet about the 2006 affair that is said to have begun shortly after Melania gave birth to their son, Barron.

White House sources say the lawsuit has left the First Lady “incandesce­nt with anger” after Ms Daniels’ lawyer confirmed yesterday the relationsh­ip was sexual. When asked whether his client had a sexual relationsh­ip with then-businessma­n Mr Trump, her attorney Michael Avenatti responded “yes”.

A source told the Mirror: “Melania is no fool. She is a highly intelligen­t woman who makes up her own mind. The mounting accusation­s are taking their toll.”

In recent weeks, the First Lady has declined to travel in the same car as the President and refuses to hold his hand when he tries to take hers in public.

Ms Daniels – star of 150 porn films, including Dirty Deeds and Good Will Humping – filed her lawsuit in Los Angeles in her real name, Stephanie Clifford.

In it, Mr Avenatti says of the hush agreement: “To be clear, the attempts to intimidate Ms Clifford into silence and ‘shut her up’ in order to ‘protect Mr Trump’ continue unabated.”

He added on NBC’S Today show in the US: “There’s no question the President knew about it at the time.”

The White House said: “These are old, recycled reports, which were strongly denied prior to the election.”

Attempts to intimidate and shut her up continue unabated MICHAEL AVENATTI STORMY DANIELS’ LAWYER

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