Daniels and Avenatti are scheduled to appear on The View on Wednesday, and last week they said they had a “big announcement.” Daniels had also teased that she isn’t done causing trouble for the president.Stormy Daniels and Michael Avenatti still want a deposition from Trump. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
The Donald doesn't like to get 'deposed' :
The Donald doesn't like to get 'deposed' :
Trump Concedes Stormy Daniels Hush Agreement Wasn’t Valid in Effort to End Lawsuit
"Last month, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws involving the hush payment to Stormy Daniels, among other felonies. Trump’s former fixer said President Trump himself had directed him to commit the crime in the lead-up to the 2016 election, which worsened Trump’s legal troubles in a variety of ways. Over the weekend, Trump’s legal team tried to resolve at least one of those matters by releasing Daniels from what has already proven to be a wildly unsuccessful non-disclosure agreement.
On Friday, a lawyer for Essential Consultants, the company Cohen set up to pay Daniels, sought to void the agreement in a legal filing, and to recoup the $130,000 payment. (Trump reimbursed Cohen for the $130,000, and it’s unclear who would get the money if Daniels returned it.)
> Trump’s legal team had initially tried to force Daniels into an arbitration that could have required her to pay the president more than $20 million for breaking her silence over their alleged 2006 affair, which Trump has denied. Daniels sued Trump in an effort to void her NDA, arguing that the agreement was invalid because Trump never signed it, or possibly because its purpose was illegal.
> Daniels’s attorney Michael Avenatti said they would move forward with efforts to make Trump give a deposition in the case. Daniels is also suing Trump for defamation for suggesting she was lying about being threatened to keep quiet about the affair.
READ MORE > New York Magazine
