Trump reportedly coordinated with Cohen in an effort to keep Stormy Daniels quiet

President Donald Trump personally guided efforts in February to keep Stormy Daniels from talking about their alleged 2006 tryst — and his son Eric was enlisted to help in the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Mr. Trump allegedly instructed his then-lawyer Michael Cohen in a phone call to seek a restraining order against the adult film star.

Mr. Cohen coordinated with Mr. Trump’s son Eric — who’s been running Trump Organization with his brother Donald Trump Jr. — who then assigned a staff attorney to help with arbitration paperwork, sources told the Journal.

Mr. Trump has previously denied sleeping with Daniels and has tried to distance himself from Mr. Cohen’s efforts to keep her quiet.

Mr. Cohen pleaded guilty in August to eight criminal charges, including two campaign finance violations related to a pre-election $130,000 payment he made to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.

Daniels signed a nondisclosure agreement drafted by Mr. Cohen in October 2016.

Mr. Cohen said in court that he made the payments at Mr. Trump’s direction.

But as Daniels considered taking her story public early this year, Mr. Cohen on Feb. 27 obtained a temporary restraining order.

The president was heavily involved in the February push to keep Daniels from going public as Mr. Cohen, Eric Trump and other Trump Organization attorneys worked together, which counters official statements from the company, the White House, the president and Mr. Cohen, according to the Journal.

Mr. Trump reportedly directed Mr. Cohen and his son, along with outside lawyer Lawrence Rosen, who had represented both Mr. Trump and his company in the past, sources familiar with the events told the newspaper.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Rosen asked Trump Organization attorney Jill Martin in California to sign off on the arbitration paperwork, saying it was at the request of Eric Trump.

Daniels and her attorney, Michael Avenatti, sued Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen’s company, Essential Consultants, in March seeking the NDA she signed ahead of the 2016 election be voided.