Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti, made the request a day after he filed court papers in Los Angeles demanding that Trump submit to questions about the $130,000 hush money paid just before the 2016 presidential election. Trump, in his first public remarks about Daniels' accusation, said last week he did not know about the payment made by his lawyer. A week ago, Cohen's attorney argued in a court filing that the agreement included a provision that any disputes over it be settled through arbitration, as opposed to open court. In his court filing on Monday, Avenatti laid out arguments to support his request for setting side the motion to force arbitration and allow a jury trial. The lawyer said Trump never signed the settlement agreement.

Source: dna April 10, 2018 06:10 UTC