Stormy Daniels’ lawyer says lawsuit against Trump May Be Updated to include defamation

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer representing Stormy Daniels has revealed that his client would likely update a lawsuit she has filed against President Donald Trump to include a charge of defamation.

Avenatti said Stormy Daniels is mulling over the decision after Trump said a man portrayed in a sketch released by the porn star, who she said warned her to stop discussing her claims of a sexual encounter with Trump, does not exist.

In an interview with CNN, Avenatti said a defamation claim would likely be added to Daniels’ standing lawsuit.

“He’s effectively now told the American people that she is a liar, that she is a con, that she has made up this threat and this sketch,” he said. “We’re likely going to be amending our complaint – we’re looking at doing that now – to add a defamation claim directly against the president.”

The adult film actress whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, says she had sex with Trump in 2006.

Read also: STORMY DANIELS: Why I chose to expose s3xual encounter with Trump

She is fighting a 2016 nondisclosure agreement arranged by Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, in which she was paid $130,000 to keep silent.

A day ago, Daniels revealed in an interview on a TV show “The View” why she chose to expose her sexual encounter with Trump.

During the interview Stormy Daniels who isn’t letting a $20 million lawsuit filed by Trump’s lawyer to stop her from speaking said she’s choosing to speak out “because I’m of being threatened”.

“I’m done being bullied,” she said.

Trump’s lawyer reportedly paid Daniels $130,000 in 2016 as part of an agreement for her to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says she had with Trump a decade prior.

 

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