Stormy Daniels faced alleged physical threats.
Donald Trump and those closest to him have tried to “intimidate and bully” adult film star Stormy Daniels, according to her attorney, who said a filing Friday night by the president’s lawyer claiming his client owes Trump $20 million is just the latest example.
In an interview with MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti said the filing is an attempt to silence Daniels, who says she had an affair with Trump in 2006. Trump’s attorneys also sought to change the venue of a lawsuit filed by Daniels from state court to federal court.
Both maneuvers, Avenatti said, clearly aim to keep the growing scandal out of the public eye.
“They want this matter decided by a private arbitrator in a conference room in a private office building, as opposed to a public court house that is open to the people where people can actually judge for themselves the facts and the evidence,” Avenatti told O’Donnell.
Earlier Friday, Avenatti told the Morning Joe show on MSNBC that Daniels — whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford — had been “physically threatened” by the president’s handlers. Daniels is expected to elaborate on those alleged threats in a 60 Minutes interview scheduled for Sunday, March 25.
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