Stormy Daniels willing to repay 'hush money' over Trump affair, lawyer says

Stormy Daniels claims to have had sex with Donald Trump and says she is willing to repay hush money as long as she can speak openly about their rendezvous.

Stormy Daniels appears at the Wicked Pictures booth at the 2017 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 18, 2017 in Las Vegas.

Stormy Daniels says she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006. Source: Getty Images

A porn actress who said she had sex with President Donald Trump has offered to return the $US130,000 she was paid for agreeing not to discuss the alleged relationship.

Stormy Daniels - whose real name is Stephanie Clifford - is willing to repay the money she received as part of a 2016 agreement, as long as she can speak openly about the situation, according to a copy of a letter from Clifford's attorney obtained by The Associated Press.

The letter sent to Mr Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, said the non-disclosure agreement would be considered "null and void" after she returned the money, and would allow Clifford to speak about the relationship and the attempt to silence her while she publishes any text messages, photos and videos she may have.

"Mr Cohen and the president should accept this proposal and allow Ms Clifford to tell her side," her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, said.

"The American people can then decide who was telling the truth."

The offer is valid until Tuesday afternoon, the letter said.

Mr Cohen did not immediately respond on Monday to requests for comment.

Clifford filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles last week that sought to invalidate the agreement so she could "set the record straight".

The lawsuit claimed the "hush agreement" that was signed days before the 2016 presidential election is legally invalid because it was only signed by Clifford and Mr Cohen and not by Mr Trump.

It refers to Mr Trump as David Dennison and Clifford as Peggy Peterson, but an attached exhibit details their true identities.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said last week Mr Trump had made it clear that none of the allegations were true. The White House did not respond to a request for comment on Monday.


Share
2 min read

Published

Updated



Share this with family and friends