President Trump is probably powerless to stop “60 Minutes” from airing an interview with the porn star who claims to have had an affair with him, according to legal experts. [ Once silent, Stormy Daniels speaks loudly with lawsuit targeting Trump ]Yet it is almost certainly too late for Trump to disrupt the telecast, which CBS has not yet scheduled. A court order requiring Daniels to honor a nondisclosure agreement she signed in 2016 would not force “60 Minutes” to spike an interview she and Cooper taped last week. Daniels flouted the restraining order and sued Trump last week, contending that the nondisclosure agreement should be voided because Trump never signed it. To thwart “60 Minutes,” Trump would need to secure a separate order against CBS — a prior restraint of speech that legal precedent suggests is unconstitutional.

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2018 16:11 UTC