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| Stormy Daniels on 60 Minutes - live updates: Adult film star says she was threatened to 'leave Trump alone' in interview about alleged affair | |
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| After months of headline grabbing intrigue, adult film actress Stormy Daniels is speaking publicly about an alleged affair with President Donald Trump in her first televised interview about the subject. | |
| Ms Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, will appear on CBS’s 60 Minutes, interviewed by longtime host Anderson Cooper. The interview, which was actually taped earlier this month, will be broadcast even though Mr Trump’s lawyers have sought to stop the interview from being made public. | Ms Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, will appear on CBS’s 60 Minutes, interviewed by longtime host Anderson Cooper. The interview, which was actually taped earlier this month, will be broadcast even though Mr Trump’s lawyers have sought to stop the interview from being made public. |
| Ms Daniels received $130,000 from a company established by Trump attorney Michael Cohen, as part of a "hush agreement" just before the 2016 presidential election. Mr Cohen said the money came from his own funds and denies it being paid on behalf of the president. | Ms Daniels received $130,000 from a company established by Trump attorney Michael Cohen, as part of a "hush agreement" just before the 2016 presidential election. Mr Cohen said the money came from his own funds and denies it being paid on behalf of the president. |
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| Earlier this month Ms Daniels launched a lawsuit against Mr Trump and Mr Cohen claiming the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she signed about the alleged 2006 affair is void as Mr Trump did not sign it. | Earlier this month Ms Daniels launched a lawsuit against Mr Trump and Mr Cohen claiming the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she signed about the alleged 2006 affair is void as Mr Trump did not sign it. |
| Attorneys defending Mr Trump and Mr Cohen's company have filed to move the lawsuit against their clients to federal court and are claiming she could owe in excess of $20 million for violating the NDA. | Attorneys defending Mr Trump and Mr Cohen's company have filed to move the lawsuit against their clients to federal court and are claiming she could owe in excess of $20 million for violating the NDA. |
| In their filing, the Trump and Cohen attorneys say that Ms Daniels agreed to pay $1 million for “each breach,” and and allege that 20 such breaches have taken place. | In their filing, the Trump and Cohen attorneys say that Ms Daniels agreed to pay $1 million for “each breach,” and and allege that 20 such breaches have taken place. |
| Ms Daniels has offered to return the money paid in the "hush agreement" in order to speak freely about her alleged relationship with Trump. | Ms Daniels has offered to return the money paid in the "hush agreement" in order to speak freely about her alleged relationship with Trump. |
| And earlier in March, Ms Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti alleged to CNN and other networks that Ms Daniels was “physically threatened to stay silent about what she knew about Donald Trump.” | And earlier in March, Ms Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti alleged to CNN and other networks that Ms Daniels was “physically threatened to stay silent about what she knew about Donald Trump.” |
| He did not elaborate further, or offer any evidence, saying that more details would be forthcoming in Ms Daniels' 60 Minutes interview. | He did not elaborate further, or offer any evidence, saying that more details would be forthcoming in Ms Daniels' 60 Minutes interview. |
| Mr Trump, through the White House and his representatives, has denied that the affair took place. | Mr Trump, through the White House and his representatives, has denied that the affair took place. |