Adult-film star Stormy Daniels has filed a court motion for US President Donald Trump to testify about her claim that they had a relationship.<\/p>\n
Her lawyer wants sworn testimony from Mr Trump about a “hush” agreement the actress says she signed.<\/p>\n
The attorney, Michael Avenatti, is also seeking a legal interview with the president’s lawyer.<\/p>\n
Ms Daniels alleges she had unprotected sex with Mr Trump in 2006 a year after he married Melania Trump. He denies it.<\/p>\n
Mr Avenatti’s motion, filed in a court in the Central District of California early on Wednesday, ramps up the legal duel between the porn star and the president.<\/p>\n
Ms Daniels says she signed an agreement to keep quiet about her claims in exchange for $130,000 (\u00a391,000) of “hush” money in October 2016, days before the presidential election.<\/p>\n
In the court documents, Mr Avenatti said he wanted to take a deposition from Mr Trump and his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for no more than two hours each.<\/p>\n
The lawyer said his aim was to establish if the president consented to the agreement, reports the Washington Post newspaper.<\/p>\n
A deposition is out-of-court testimony by a witness – who commits to tell the truth on possible penalty of perjury – that may be used in a legal case.<\/p>\n
More than 22 million Americans tuned in on Sunday night to hear Ms Daniels allege she was threatened by a stranger in a car park in 2011 to “leave Trump alone”.<\/p>\n
The exclusive reaped the highest ratings for CBS’ 60 Minutes programme in a decade.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Ms Daniels filed a lawsuit against the president, alleging the non-disclosure agreement was invalid because Mr Trump did not sign it.<\/p>\n
She also sued Mr Trump’s lawyer, arguing he defamed her by suggesting she was a liar.<\/p>\n
While Mr Trump has denied her claims, his lawyers are seeking $20m in damages from Ms Daniels, arguing she broke the non-disclosure deal.<\/p>\n
She has meanwhile reportedly extended her nationwide tour of strip clubs, Making America Horny Again, until November.<\/p>\n
Ms Daniels is due to appear for two nights at a strip club in Washington DC in June.<\/p>\n
She has also been touting a $14.99-per-month subscription to her naked web cam service.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"