Trump Lawyers Ask Judge to Dismiss Stormy Daniels Lawsuit
- President wants actress’s legal challenge to hush pact tossed
- Lawyer who brought suit demands concessions to end litigation
Stormy Daniels, left, speaks to members of the media while attorney Michael Avenatti listens outside federal court in New York on April 16, 2018.
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Presidential Donald Trump says that after Stormy Daniels spilled the beans on their alleged 2006 tryst in a just-published book, it makes no sense for them to keep fighting in court over a $130,000 hush agreement she signed before the 2016 election.
Lawyers for the president asked a Los Angeles federal judge Monday to throw out the lawsuit filed by the adult-movie star, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, that challenges the validity of the non-disclosure agreement she signed with Trump’s longtime fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen.