Posted on 03/17/2018 5:11:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Donald Trump and his personal attorney are trying to get a lawsuit by adult film star Stormy Daniels transferred to federal court — and they claim she's on the hook for at least $20 million for violating a secrecy agreement signed just before the election.
An attorney for the actress accused the Trump team of "bullying tactics" for the legal maneuver, which is aimed at pushing the dispute into private arbitration.
"To put it simply, they want to hide the truth from the American people. We will oppose this effort at every turn," said Michael Avenatti, the lawyer representing Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford.
Trump attorney Michael Cohen, with the consent of the president, filed a "notice of removal" on Friday that contends Clifford's suit should be moved from California state court to federal court because the parties live in different places and the amount at stake is more than $75,000.
The new paperwork showed that Trump is being represented by Charles Harder, the high-profile attorney who won a $140 million verdict for Hulk Hogan against Gawker and who has also worked for Harvey Weinstein, Jared Kushner and a constellation of Hollywood stars. He also represented Melania Trump in her successful defamation suit against the Daily Mail newspaper.
Cohen and Harder did not respond to requests for comment from NBC News.
Clifford says in her lawsuit that she had an "intimate" relationship with Trump, who was married at the time, in 2006 and 2007. Trump denies the allegation.
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Actually it is Trump’s attorney who is suing her.
There are two types of people that are experts on breasts:
Women, from personal knowledge, and Men, from lifelong study.
Who settles for a mere $130,000 to keep your mouth shut when the person you are alleging you had a romp with is famous, and worth millions?
I see a problem....he/we need him to win next election! This will hurt him with some who voted for him last election. If he loses because he can’t remain faithful to his amazing wife he is a less than I have holding him up to be with those who don’t like him already. Still best Pres ever but this is a huge flaw and stupid.
Li’l Stormy is lucky it was Trump and not BJ Clinton or she’d have committed suicide by now.
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