The attorney representing porn star Stormy Daniels suggested his client would be open to settling her lawsuit against President Trump outside of court.
“If they came to you with a settlement in this case, would you accept it?” CBS This Morning‘s Anthony Mason asked attorney Michael Avenatti. “I think we would consider it; I would converse with my client. It would depend on the terms of a settlement,” Avenatti responded. “But at this point, I don’t see how the case gets resolved short of the truth coming out.”
Daniels, 39, is suing Trump over a non-disclosure agreement stemming from an extra-marital one-night stand she allegedly had with the president in 2006. Her lawyer argues the agreement is not binding since it was not signed by Trump himself.
The popular adult-film actress also claims she and her infant daughter were threatened in a Las Vegas parking lot to keep quiet about the affair. She was paid $130,000 by Trump lawyer Michael Cohen late in the 2016 campaign to stay silent about the affair.
“We’re only getting started. Michael Cohen has zero credibility,” Avenatti said, adding that Cohen has a “history of thuggish behavior” and “trying to step on little people.”
He also commented that the reason Trump has not tweeted about Ms. Daniels is because the allegations are true.
Host Gayle King challenged the attorney a bit more, remarking that the “salacious” details of the case are “jarring” for many Americans, and asking him to tell her why the case should matter to voters.
“It should matter to every American because it’s all about the cover-up,” Avenatti said. “It’s about the lies and deceit.”