Porn Star Stormy Daniels Sues Trump Claiming 'Hush Deal' Is Void

LOS ANGELES, CA — Porn Star Stormy Daniels took President Donald Trump to court Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming the president never signed a "hush agreement" to keep her from talking about an alleged affair the two had shortly after his youngest son was born. That means Daniels can share the sordid details with the world, she claimed in court documents. Without Trump's signature, the contract is "legally null and void," she contends.

According to the lawsuit, Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, signed the agreement on Oct. 28, 2016 — a week before Trump's presidential election His attorney, Michael Cohen, also signed the document. The suit argues that Trump "purposely did not sign the agreement so he could later, if need be, publicly disavow any knowledge of the hush agreement and Ms. Clifford."

"Mr. Trump, however, did not sign the agreement, thus rendering it legally null and void and of no consequence," according to the lawsuit.

In the suit Clifford claims that after she and Cohen signed the contract, Cohen had $130,000 wired to a trust account of Clifford's attorney. The suit further accuses Cohen of using "intimidation and coercive tactics" in January to force Clifford to sign "a false statement wherein she stated that reports of her relationship with Mr. Trump were false."

Cohen acknowledged last month using his own money to pay Clifford $130,000. The payoff triggered ethical and campaign spending questions. Cohen further claimed was never reimbursed by Trump or the Trump campaign. He also suggested the payment was not an admission that Trump had an affair with Clifford, saying, "Just because something isn't true doesn't mean that it can't cause you harm or damage."

Trump has never publicly addressed Clifford's allegations.

The lawsuit contends that she and Trump began an "intimate relationship" in summer 2006 in Lake Tahoe and continued "well into the year 2007."

"The relationship included, among other things, at least one `meeting' with Mr. Trump in a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel located within Los Angeles County," according to the lawsuit.

The suit contends that Clifford wanted to go public with details of her affair with Trump in October 2016, following the release of an "Access Hollywood" tape in which Trump is heard "making lewd remarks about women." Clifford's plans to come forward led to the intervention by Cohen and the creation of the "hush agreement," according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit seeks a court order asking that the agreement is invalid and that Clifford "is not bound by any of the duties, obligations or conditions" listed in it.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report. Photo: (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)