Pornstar Stormy Daniels said in a television interview Sunday that she had sex with President Donald Trump in July 2006 and was physically threatened when she wanted to report it publicly.
Case Stormy Daniels The X-film actress confirmed in an interview his version of the facts about his relationship with Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has denied any close relationship with Stormy Daniels.
Although it does not contain any significant revelations, this interview on the “60 Minutes” show, which CBS has been promoting for over a week, could put the US president a little more embarrassed.
The actress and pornographic filmmaker spoke for the first time publicly on the subject since the information published by the Wall Street Journal in January.
The financial daily had discussed the relationship between Donald Trump and Stephanie Clifford, the real name of Stormy Daniels, and revealed that one of the most loyal advocates of the president, Michael Cohen, had paid $ 130,000 to the actress to buy his silence, a few days before the November 2016 presidential election.
Complete Interview of Stormy Daniels
The actress and pornographic filmmaker spoke for the first time publicly on the subject since the information published by the Wall Street Journal in January.
In the interview, Stormy Daniels claimed to have had sex with the New York real estate developer in July 2006 on the sidelines of a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe (straddling Nevada and California).
The actress and the businessman would have been in touch for a year, basically, according to her, because Donald Trump made him shine a spot on the TV show “The Celebrity Apprentice”, a promise that remained unfulfilled.
The woman who started her career as a stripper assured that she had not had another sexual encounter with the billionaire after the meeting in Lake Tahoe.
“Leave Trump alone”
Stephanie Clifford said she was contacted by In Touch magazine in 2011, four years after her last contact with Donald Trump, about their relationship.
She says she then agreed to reveal the story for $ 15,000. Threatened with lawsuits by attorney Michael Cohen, “In Touch” would have finally given up on the article, according to CBS.
The actress says that a few weeks later, she was approached by a stranger on a parking lot in Las Vegas, while she was with her two-year-old daughter.
“Leave Trump alone. Forget this story, “he would have launched the unknown. “She’s a very pretty little girl,” he would have said as he looked at Stormy Daniels’ daughter. “It would be a shame if something happens to his mother,” he added, before leaving.
Stormy Daniels said she did not contact the police because she was “scared” and did not identify the individual.
On Sunday, she pointed out that the sexual relationship she said she had with Donald Trump was agreed, accusing the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment of trying to recover it.
“I was not a victim,” she said, even though she said she did not want sex with Donald Trump, who did not physically attract him. “I never said I was a victim.”
In 2006 and 2007, years in which they were in contact according to her, the New York promoter was already married to Melania Trump and had just become a father for the fifth time, the young Barron, born in March 2006.
Stormy Daniels explained that he spoke to Donald Trump about his family situation. “Do not worry about that,” he said. “We are sleeping apart.”
The president has already strongly denied the existence of an intimate relationship with the 39-year-old actress and director, who has offered to repay the 130,000 dollars she received in 2016 in exchange for her silence.
On the other hand, one of the billionaire’s attorneys, Michael Cohen, admitted to having paid this sum, stating that he had drawn on his personal funds, while disputing the existence of this relationship.
After spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Donald Trump returned to the White House late Sunday afternoon. He made no statement and did not answer questions shouted by the journalists, who asked him whether he planned to watch the program “60 Minutes”.
On the CBS show, Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, again hinted that the actress had evidence of her relationship with Donald Trump.
Stormy Daniels implied that the items in his possession would be unveiled later, without further precision.
The actress seized the beginning of March the justice for it releases it officially from its commitment of confidentiality. Legal proceedings are pending in a federal court in California.