EXCLUSIVE. Trump lawyer Michael Cohen tries to silence adult-film star Stormy Daniels
Source: NBC News
MAR 7 2018, 4:46 PM ET
by SARAH FITZPATRICK
President Donald Trump's lawyer is trying to silence adult-film star Stormy Daniels, obtaining a secret restraining order in a private arbitration proceeding and warning that she will face penalties if she publicly discusses a relationship with the president, NBC News has learned.
The new pressure on Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, comes a day after she filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court alleging that a nondisclosure agreement she made to keep quiet about an "intimate" relationship with Trump is invalid because he never signed it.
Tuesday's lawsuit says that Trump attorney Michael Cohen who brokered the agreement with Clifford during the presidential campaign attempted to "intimidate" Clifford and "shut her up" by initiating what it calls a "bogus arbitration proceeding" against her in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2018.
On that day, Cohen obtained a temporary restraining order against Clifford from the private arbitrator, a retired judge, which bars her from disclosing "confidential information" related to the nondisclosure agreement signed in October 2016, according to a copy of the document obtained by NBC News.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-tries-silence-stormy-daniels-n854646
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)That is all
GusBob
(7,286 posts)This must be the arbitration the WH is touting?
If she violates the restraining order what happens?
jiminvegas
(104 posts)I've tried!
OnDoutside
(19,957 posts)Very good 😁
pangaia
(24,324 posts)I cooking dinner..... sort of...... well I was..
keithbvadu2
(36,816 posts)You win the internet today.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,009 posts)Sophia4
(3,515 posts)Check this out:
Code of Civil Procedure, section 47(b):
A privileged publication or broadcast is one made:
. . . .
(b) In any . . . (2) judicial proceeding, (3) in any other official proceeding authorized by law, or (4) in the initiation or course of any other proceeding authorized by law and reviewable pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1084) of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except as follows:
https://www.casp.net/california-anti-slapp-first-amendment-law-resources/statutes/civil-code-section-47/
Prepare for a battle royal.
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)They are making much ado about a supposed nothing.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)marble falls
(57,097 posts)would be stupid enough to have his lawyer make. I actually thought that Trump not paying his lawyer was a great way of building a plausible tenability about his "relation-ship" with a porn actress. "Hey, the lawyer gave her that bag o' cash, I sure as hell didn't!"
jiminvegas
(104 posts)That is grounds for disbarment.
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,816 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)UpInArms
(51,284 posts)Why would this freak of nature go to a California judge?
Scratching my head🤔
Sophia4
(3,515 posts)Of course, I don't know but . . . .
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)the origin of the matter would be where the contract for nondisclosure was put in place ... I.e. Delaware (if I recall the details correctly)
Colloquially it is used to refer to the geographical area to which such authority applies, e.g. the court has jurisdiction over all of Colorado. The legal term refers only to the granted authority, not to a geographical area.
Jurisdiction draws its substance from international law, conflict of laws, constitutional law, and the powers of the executive and legislative branches of government to allocate resources to best serve the needs of society.
eta ...
The lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid Ms. Clifford $130,000 in October 2016 in return for her signing a nondisclosure agreement, which prevented Ms. Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, from discussing the alleged sexual encounter.
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)Did Cohen make payments to other women to keep them quiet before the election?
trueblue2007
(17,223 posts)Demonaut
(8,918 posts)this will disappear like many other controversies
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)Anyone remember that name from the 60s? She had an interesting "hobby" that she used to practice on Rock and Roll Stars from the 60s.
I believe Ms. Daniels has something similar, or exactly the same, as Cynthia did. Considering her "profession", perhaps it's more video related. But she has something that can really embarrass Donnie Little Hands. I believe Trump's bosom buddy, Vladimir Putin, knows about this as well.
I have no inside information about this, but the amount of attention that's being paid to her, and her complete lack of fear regarding Donnie Little Hands, leads me to believe she has something no one else has!
riversedge
(70,239 posts)Trump lawyer Michael Cohen tries to silence adult-film star Stormy Daniels
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-tries-silence-stormy-daniels-n854646
by Sarah Fitzpatrick
President Donald Trump's lawyer is trying to silence adult-film star Stormy Daniels, obtaining a secret restraining order in a private arbitration proceeding and warning that she will face penalties if she publicly discusses a relationship with the president, NBC News has learned.
The new pressure on Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, comes a day after she filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court alleging that a nondisclosure agreement she made to keep quiet about an "intimate" relationship with Trump is invalid because he never signed it.
[Stormy Daniels' lawyer: White House claims are 'nonsense']
Stormy Daniels' lawyer: White House claims are 'nonsense' 11:24
Tuesday's lawsuit says that Trump attorney Michael Cohen who brokered the agreement with Clifford during the presidential campaign attempted to "intimidate" Clifford and "shut her up" by initiating what it calls a "bogus arbitration proceeding" against her in Los Angeles on Feb. 27.
On that day, Cohen obtained a temporary restraining order against Clifford from the private arbitrator, a retired judge, which bars her from disclosing "confidential information" related to the nondisclosure agreement signed in October 2016, according to a copy of the order obtained by NBC News.
Read the temporary restraining order against Stormy Daniels
On Feb. 28, Cohen emailed the restraining order to Clifford's former attorney, Keith Davidson. "The document itself is to remain confidential and not to be disclosed to anyone as per the terms of the judge's order," the email, obtained by NBC News, said.
Reached for comment late Wednesday afternoon, Clifford's current attorney, Michael Avenatti, said Cohen, through his own attorney, Lawrence Rosen, has made further attempts to enforce the order and caution Clifford that she is subject to damages if she talks about Trump.
"Earlier today, Mr. Cohen through his attorney, Mr. Rosen, further threatened my client in an effort to prevent her from telling the truth about what really happened," Avenatti said. "We do not take kindly to these threats, nor we will be intimidated."