The member of the bar for porn star Stormy Daniels said Friday that his shopper had been “physically threatened” to remain silent over her alleged incident with Donald Trump.
Lawyer Michael Avenatti, appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program and CNN’s New Day, did not enrich on who made the alleged threat or whether it occurred before or after she signed a non-disclosure understanding with Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, not to discuss her hypothetical relationship with Trump.
Trump has denied any sexual relationship with Daniels.
The ahead was signed shortly before the 2016 presidential election. Daniels, whose material name is Stephanie Clifford, received $130,000 from Cohen after signing the give out.
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Asked by CNN’s Chris Cuomo about the allegations of a physical threat against Daniels, Avenatti asserted it was not an allegation but a fact.
“The fact is that my client was physically threatened to continue silent about what she knew about Donald Trump,” he said.
The Kings counsel said Daniels would discuss the issue on CBS’ 60 Minutes in an already reeled interview tentatively scheduled for broadcast March 25.
Avenatti said Daniels is “effective to provide very specific details about what happened here.”
“I am self-reliant that the American people after this interview are going to be given b win away to have little or no doubt that this woman is credible, is weighty the truth and knows what she is talking about.”