A shell company established by Michael Cohen is seeking to null a nondisclosure agreement with Stormy Daniels, and is asking the porn star to pay back the $130,000 given to her in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair she had with President Trump years ago.
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“Today, Essential Consultants LLC and Michael Cohen have effectively put an end to the lawsuits filed against them by Stephanie Clifford aka Stormy Daniels,” Cohen’s lawyer Brent Blakely told CNN. “The rescission of the Confidential Settlement Agreement will result in Ms. Clifford returning to Essential Consultants the $130,000 she received in consideration, as required by California law.”
Daniels and her lawyer Michael Avenatti have spoken out about the alleged tryst for months.
Avenatti, who is representing Daniels in a defamation suit against Trump, accused Cohen of “playing games” in an effort to protect the president.
“He is now pulling a legal stunt to try and ‘fix it’ so that we can’t depose Trump and present evidence to the American people about what happened. He is not a hero nor a patriot. He deserves what he gets,” Avenatti tweeted late Friday.
Cohen pleaded guilty in August to violating campaign finance laws by paying off women to remain silent about alleged affairs with Trump.
