Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who shot into the spotlight earlier this year after a 2011 interview came to light in which she allegedly divulged she had had an affair with Donald Trump, wants to return the $130,000 hush money she received to not speak further on the tryst.
In 2016 Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, was paid the six-figure sum by Trump attorney Michael Cohen, the president's self-described "fixer." According to the non-disclosure agreement signed by Daniels in return for the pay-off, she was prohibited from speaking about the 2006 alleged affair, which happened to occur shortly after Melania Trump gave birth to the couple's son, Barron.
In a letter sent early Monday by Daniels' attorney, Michael Avenatti, to Cohen, Avenatti wrote that Daniels would wire the $130,000 into an account of Trump's choosing by Friday.
Cohen has until noon Tuesday to respond to the offer. A copy of the letter, obtained by the New York Times, states that once the money has been returned the NDA would be "null and void."
Daniels would then be allowed to “(a) speak openly and freely about her prior relationship with the president and the attempts to silence her and (b) use and publish any text messages, photos and/or videos relating to the president that she may have in her possession, all without fear of retribution and/or legal liability for damages.”
The language of the letter has led many to speculate that Daniels possesses photos and possibly even video of her time spent with Trump.
The letter also dictates that as part of the agreement neither Trump nor the shell company that Cohen used to pay Daniels would move to block the broadcast of a "60 Minutes" interview she sat for last week.
Source: nytimes.com
