Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Airs Trump Claims, But May Not Unlock Tell-All
- Missing Trump signature may not negate deal, lawyers say
- ‘Strongest argument’ is that deal may have violated voting law
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If porn star Stormy Daniels was looking for a way to air details of her alleged affair with Donald Trump, this week’s lawsuit did the trick. But she may have a tougher time making a legal case that would free her to tell all.
Daniels, who accepted $130,000 under a confidentiality agreement struck with Trump’s personal lawyer days before the 2016 presidential election, now wants a judge to void it. Because Trump didn’t sign the deal, she argues in a suit filed March 6 in Los Angeles, she shouldn’t be bound by its clause requiring disagreements to be settled in private arbitration.