Stormy Daniels meets with Manhattan prosecutors amid Trump probe
The adult film star was paid $130,000 for her silence about an alleged affair with former President Donald Trump.
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The adult film star was paid $130,000 for her silence about an alleged affair with former President Donald Trump.
Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who alleges she had an affair with former President Donald Trump, met Wednesday with the investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, which is probing an alleged "hush money" payment made to her on Trump's behalf.
Donald Trump's former attorney says he helped facilitate hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. CBS2's Kristine Johnson reports.
He was there to prepare for a possible appearance before a grand jury probing allegations related to alleged "hush money" payments to an adult film actress during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
The judge said Avenatti's crime against Daniels was made "out of desperation" when his law firm was struggling. He called Avenatti's behavior "craven and egregious" and blamed it on "blind ambition."
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti to more prison time Thursday.
Avenatti stared straight ahead as the verdict was read. It was another crushing defeat for the California lawyer, who has faced a host of legal problems after briefly rising to fame as one of Trump's leading antagonists on cable news early in the Republican's administration.
Avenatti was indicted last week on charges that he cheated Daniels out of $300,000 she was owed for her book, "Full Disclosure," which was published in October.
Federal prosecutors say Avenatti took money Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal.
The attorney for Stormy Daniels and a prominent Trump critic, has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, the Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday.
A federal judge has dismissed porn actress Stormy Daniels' defamation lawsuit against President Trump. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero issued the order Monday in Los Angeles.
Federal investigators uncovered the recording, which runs about two minutes, in April during raids on Cohen's home and offices.
Stormy Daniels' lawyer says the adult film actress is in police custody, accused of letting patrons touch her in violation of an Ohio law.
After the Parkland, Fla. school shooting, Trump declared he would stand up to the gun lobby, but has since backed off the tough talk.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has offered a stunning revelation in the Donald Trump-Stormy Daniels saga.
President Donald Trump's personal attorney sought to delay the case after FBI agents raided his New York home and office earlier this month.
The lawyers wrote in a court filing Monday that the raids a week ago to gather evidence from attorney Michael Cohen were "completely unprecedented."
The adult film star in a firestorm of controversy for her alleged affair with President Donald Trump broke her silence Sunday night.
President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement Tuesday of a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has claimed she had sex with Trump once and then carried on a yearslong platonic relationship.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday broke his silence and spoke out against domestic violence.
