Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Donald Trump May Have to Go Under Oath in the Stormy Daniels Case

Donald Trump May Have to Go Under Oath in the Stormy Daniels Case
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

That should end well for him.

In a motion filed Wednesday morning in federal court, Stephanie Gregory Clifford's attorney Michael Avenatti requested permission to depose President Donald Trump and his private attorney Michael Cohen. Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, alleges the president and she engaged in a  sexual encounter in 2006 while he was married to Melania Trump. Then, in 2016 Trump paid her to keep quiet about it.

The motion defines the president and his private attorney's deposition as a period "of no greater than two hours" in duration and about a non-disclosure agreement Clifford signed 11 days before the 2016 election in scope.


Cohen paid Clifford $130,000 at that time. The deposition intends to determine if the president had a role in the payoff for Clifford's silence about the extramarital affair.

In an interview with CBS This Morning, Avenatti said once they "get to the bottom of this" they will prove America was told "a bucket of lies" by the president and his attorney.

We want to know the truth about what the president knew, when he knew it and what he did about it as it relates to this agreement. We're gonna test the veracity or the truthfulness of Mr. Cohen's, his attorney's, statements."

Avenatti feels confident of approval for their request for a deposition based on legal precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court during the Clinton administration.

"It is well founded, it was well thought out, it's incredibly documented," Avenatti remarked. "It's well supported by the law and we're confident in the motion."

The motion refers to Bill Clinton v. Paula Jones where the Supreme Court concluded

the Constitution does not offer a sitting President significant protections from potentially distracting civil litigation."

"The Supreme Court already decided that a sitting president can be deposed in connection with a civil matter and if that was the law then, it certainly is the law now, it hasn't been overturned," Avenatti said.

In regards to the need for a deposition with both Trump and Cohen, Avenatti stated, "We raised this motion with the other side and I think one of the things that was significant during that meeting was we asked Mr. Harder, Mr. Trump's attorney, whether Mr. Trump was a party to this agreement and we heard crickets."

They don't know. He said they don't know yet whether Mr. Trump was a party to this agreement. How do you not know whether you're a party to an agreement unless you're just trying to make it up as you go along."

The full motion, 31 pages long, can be viewed in its entirety below. According to the filing, a hearing is set for April 30, 2018.

More from People/donald-trump

X screenshot of guy smashing guitar; Taylor Swift
@TONYxTWO/X; Doug Peters/PA Images via Getty Images

Turns Out The Guitar A Texas Man Bid $4k On And Smashed Wasn't Even Signed By Taylor Swift

A couple of days ago, a man in Waxahachie, Texas, went viral on social media for bidding $4000 on a guitar signed by Taylor Swift at an event called Ellis County Wild Game Dinner—and immediately beating it with a hammer.

And though the guy definitely did not prove whatever kind of point he was trying to make in the first place, it just got better.

Keep ReadingShow less
Rudy Giuliani; Caroline Rose Giuliani and Kamala Harris
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; @carolinerosegiu/Instagram

Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Implores People To Vote For Harris In Emotional Essay Slamming Trump

Caroline Rose Giuliani, the daughter of former New York City Mayor Giuliani, penned a heartbreaking essay for Vanity Fair about "watching my dad’s life crumble" since he joined forces with former President Donald Trump.

In it, she implored Americans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris on Election Day, saying "it would be naive for us to ignore the fact that many of those closest to Trump have descended into catastrophic downward spirals" and that "If we let Trump back into the driver's seat this fall, our country will be no exception."

Keep ReadingShow less
Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Biden Pays Poignant Tribute To 'Beloved Friend' Jimmy Carter As He Celebrates His 100th Birthday

President Joe Biden praised former President Jimmy Carter for his 100th birthday on Tuesday in a video released by CBS, calling Carter "one of the most influential statesmen in our history."

When Carter entered hospice care at his home last year, his family and friends feared he had only days left. Yet, more than 19 months later, he marks a historic milestone, becoming the first U.S. president to reach 100 years of age.

Keep ReadingShow less
Woman looking out window
xandtor/Unsplash

People Describe The Strangest Things Their Neighbors Have Ever Done

How well do you know your neighbors?

Depending on your view, whether it's through an apartment window or over the backyard fence, you might have the best seat at witnessing the crazy things your neighbors do.

Keep ReadingShow less
Kaitlan Collins and Donald Trump Jr.
CNN

Kaitlan Collins Hits Don Jr. With Mic Drop Reminder After He Blames Media For Calling Trump 'Hitler'

After Donald Trump Jr. tried to blame the media for exacerbating threats against his father, former President Donald Trump, by calling him "literally Hitler," CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins gave him a brutal reminder about something Trump's own running mate J.D. Vance himself had said.

Speaking to Collins in the spin room after Vance's debate with Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate Tim Walz, Trump Jr. said that the media is responsible for the heightened political tensions nationwide, implying that news reporters have stoked an environment that resulted in two failed attempts on his father's life.

Keep ReadingShow less