Attorneys defending President Donald Trump and the company of his personal legal counsel, Michael Cohen, have filed to move the lawsuit against their clients by porn star Stormy Daniels to federal court and are claiming she could owe as much as $20 million for violating a nondisclosure agreement.
The move marks the first time attorneys for Trump himself have joined the legal action in the Daniels matter.
Attorney Charles Harder -- best known for representing Hulk Hogan in his lawsuit against Gawker, which resulted in its bankruptcy -- is handling the case on the President's behalf.
They allege that Daniels as many as 20 times violated the confidentiality provisions of a settlement agreement in which Cohen paid the adult film actress $130,000 through a private LLC.
In the court filing Friday, attorneys for Trump as well as Cohen's company, Essential Consultants, LLC, stated that "EC is aware of at least twenty (20) violations by Clifford of the confidentiality provisions of the Settlement Agreement."
Daniels' real name is Stephanie Clifford.
Daniels' attorney quickly identified what the Trump lawyers were attempting here.
I am telling you this case is about far more than a consensual affair. After all we already know about that.The filing today is yet another bullying tactic from the president and Mr. Cohen. They are now attempting to remove this case to federal ct in order to increase their chances that the matter will be decided in private arbitration, thus hiding the truth from the public.— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) March 17, 2018
No, Trump is worried about something else getting out to the public, that is why his name is finally associated with this case and why he is spending big money on a famous, take no prisoners, attorney.
To me it appears that Trump is more frightened of Stormy Daniels than he is of Robert Mueller.
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