Trump Lawyer Obtained Restraining Order to Silence Stormy Daniels
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Trump Lawyer Obtained Restraining Order to Silence Stormy Daniels
“This case has already been won in arbitration, and there was no knowledge of
any payments from the president, and he has denied all these allegations.”
Lawrence S. Rosen, a lawyer representing Mr. Cohen, said in a statement on Wednesday
that an arbitrator, who “found that Ms. Clifford had violated the agreement,” barred her from filing her lawsuit and making other disclosures of confidential information.
Ms. Sanders said that the president had denied having an affair with Ms. Clifford or making the payment himself.
Ms. Clifford’s lawyer, Michael Avenatti, said that he did not consider the restraining order, dated Feb. 27, valid, and
that his client would proceed with her lawsuit in open court.
The details of the order emerged on Wednesday after the White House’s spokeswoman, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said
that Mr. Trump’s lawyer had won an arbitration proceeding against Ms. Clifford, who goes by the name of Stormy Daniels.
Ms. Clifford filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday asserting
that the nondisclosure agreement that accompanied the $130,000 payment was void because Mr. Trump never signed it.
Asked if Ms. Clifford would drop her court case if Mr. Cohen provided her with more money, he said she would not.
The lawsuit by Ms. Clifford adds weight to allegations in a separate legal complaint brought by Common Cause, a public interest group
that has asked the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department to investigate the $130,000 payment by Mr. Cohen.
“This case has already been won in arbitration, and there was no knowledge of
any payments from the president, and he has denied all these allegations.”
Lawrence S. Rosen, a lawyer representing Mr. Cohen, said in a statement on Wednesday
that an arbitrator, who “found that Ms. Clifford had violated the agreement,” barred her from filing her lawsuit and making other disclosures of confidential information.
Ms. Sanders said that the president had denied having an affair with Ms. Clifford or making the payment himself.
Ms. Clifford’s lawyer, Michael Avenatti, said that he did not consider the restraining order, dated Feb. 27, valid, and
that his client would proceed with her lawsuit in open court.
The details of the order emerged on Wednesday after the White House’s spokeswoman, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said
that Mr. Trump’s lawyer had won an arbitration proceeding against Ms. Clifford, who goes by the name of Stormy Daniels.
Ms. Clifford filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday asserting
that the nondisclosure agreement that accompanied the $130,000 payment was void because Mr. Trump never signed it.
Asked if Ms. Clifford would drop her court case if Mr. Cohen provided her with more money, he said she would not.
The lawsuit by Ms. Clifford adds weight to allegations in a separate legal complaint brought by Common Cause, a public interest group
that has asked the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department to investigate the $130,000 payment by Mr. Cohen.