Washington: An attorney for a porn actress who allegedly had an affair with President Donald Trump says she was threatened with physical harm.
Michael Avenatti tells MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, wants to "tell her story" of the affair with Trump before he became president.
Asked if Daniels was physically threatened, Avenatti said "yes," but did not provide details.
Avenatti said that more detail would be revealed in an interview taped with CBS' News "60 Minutes." He says: "There's the act and the cover-up and the American people are going to learn about both in the interview and beyond."
The actress wants to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement under which she was paid USD 130,000 not to give details of her encounters with Trump.
Earlier on Thursday new documents show a second lawyer with ties to President Donald Trump was involved in legal efforts to keep adult film star Stormy Daniels from talking about her alleged affair with Trump. Attorney Jill A Martin signed the documents, which were filed February 22 as part of confidential arbitration proceedings.
She's referenced in the filing as counsel for "EC LLC," though the address she lists is that of Trump's Los Angeles golf club.
EC appears to be a reference to a company formed by Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, to facilitate a USD 130,000 payment to silence Daniels in the closing days of the 2016 presidential campaign.