Judge Otero acknowledged in his order that complications might arise from an overlap with a criminal investigation into Mr. Cohen. “This is no simple criminal investigation,” Judge Otero wrote. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMs. Clifford, who is better known as Stormy Daniels, was paid $130,000 by Mr. Cohen to keep quiet about claims that she had an affair with Mr. Trump after meeting him in 2006. She sued last month to get out of the nondisclosure agreement she signed in October 2016, claiming it is void because Mr. Trump had never signed it. PhotoWith the delay, Judge Otero sought to avoid some of the hurdles presented by the overlap between the claims made by Ms. Clifford and the F.B.I.

Source: New York Times April 28, 2018 01:55 UTC