{"id":9771,"date":"2018-06-03T15:52:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T21:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&p=9771"},"modified":"2018-06-03T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T21:52:25","slug":"porn-star-sues-trumps-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/porn-star-sues-trumps-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Defamation:\u00a0Porn star sues Trump\u2019s personal lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Stormy Daniels sued Donald Trump\u2019s lawyer Michael Cohen on Monday for defamation, according to court <\/span>documents, escalating a legal battle between the American president and the porn star that the White House was struggling to contain.<\/div>\n
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Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, made the claim a day after her widely watched TV interview on \u201c60 Minutes\u201d on CBS. Daniels said she was threatened with violence to keep quiet about her alleged 2006 tryst with Trump.<\/p>\n

At the White House, a spokesman in a briefing with reporters cast aspersions on her account. The White House has denied allegations that Trump had a sexual relationship with Daniels.<\/p>\n

CBS Corp said the show drew its biggest audience in more than eight years, with 21.3 million Americans tuning in, more than double the previous week\u2019s edition of \u201c60 Minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Presidential spokesman Raj Shah told the briefing, \u201cThe president doesn\u2019t believe any of the claims Ms. Daniels made in the interview last night were accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if Trump believed Daniels was threatened, Shah said, \u201cNo, he does not. \u2026 There\u2019s nothing to corroborate her claim.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniels\u2019 \u201c60 Minutes\u201d appearance also drew a denial from the president\u2019s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, that he was involved in the alleged threat of violence against her.<\/p>\n

Daniels originally sued Trump on March 6, saying he never signed an agreement for her to stay silent about what she called their \u201cintimate\u201d relationship. Monday\u2019s filing in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles amended the original lawsuit to say Daniels was defamed.<\/p>\n

Her attorney, Michael Avenatti, said Cohen \u201cmeant to convey that Ms. Clifford is a liar, someone who should not be trusted, and that her claims about her relationship with Mr. Trump\u201d were not true.<\/p>\n

Daniels\u2019 defamation allegation was based on a Feb. 13 statement by Cohen that she said hurt her reputation. Secure her silence amounted to an illegal campaign contribution, and that the agreement should be declared void.<\/p>\n

Cohen has said he paid Daniels out of his own pocket, but has not explained why or if Trump was aware of the payment.<\/p>\n

In filings with the Justice Department and Federal Election Commission, watchdog groups have said the $130,000 may have exceeded campaign contribution limits, violating U.S. law. Cohen has denied this.<\/p>\n

California attorney Michael Overing, who specializes in defamation law, said it would be difficult for Daniels to prevail on her defamation claim because she is a public figure. To prove libel, she would have to show that a false statement was made with either reckless or purposeful disregard for the truth, Overing said.<\/p>\n

Trump attorney Cohen\u2019s denial of involvement in the alleged threat against Daniels came in a \u201ccease-and-desist\u201d letter sent to Avenatti shortly after \u201c60 Minutes\u201d aired that demanded a retraction and an apology. A copy of the letter was seen by Reuters on Monday.<\/p>\n

The letter said, \u201cMr. Cohen had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with any such person or incident, and does not even believe that any such person exists, or that such incident ever occurred.\u201d Daniels said the threat of harm was made by a stranger in a Las Vegas parking lot in 2011. Avenatti said on NBC on Monday that the man who threatened her while she was with her infant daughter was not Cohen, but \u201chad to be someone that is related to Mr. Trump or Mr. Cohen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week CNN interviewed former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who described a 10-month affair with Trump starting in 2006. Trump was married to his wife, Melania, during both alleged relationships. In addition to denying Trump had sex with Daniels, the White House has said he denies having an affair with McDougal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stormy Daniels sued Donald Trump\u2019s lawyer Michael Cohen on Monday for defamation, according to court documents, escalating a legal battle between the American president and the porn star that the White House was struggling to contain. 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