Stormy Daniels Suing Donald Trump Over Confidentiality Agreement

NBC News reports that former porn star Stormy Daniels is suing President Donald Trump over a non-disclosure agreement they allegedly made days before he was elected. She claims that Trump did not sign the agreement, which would have stopped her from talking about their 2006 affair and causing damage to his presidential campaign. She signed it, as did Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen. The two used aliases to keep things a secret, with her as Peggy Peterson and Trump as David Dennison.

Cohen contacted Daniels just after the Access Hollywood tape (the one where Trump said he would grab women in a certain area) leaked. Trump and Cohen allegedly found out her story might go public and “aggressively sought to silence” her with the “hush agreement.” Daniels also said that the $130,000 she was paid went through a group called Essential Consultants LLC, which was made just before the election to hide the source of the payment. Cohen has previously stated that he made the payment from his own personal account.

Daniels wants the judge to nullify the agreement, which would open the door for her to talk about her alleged affair.