WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, on Friday filed for a 90-day delay in porn star Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit, citing Monday’s raids on his home, office and hotel room by US prosecutors. Cohen has admitted making the payment to Daniels and said he paid from his own pocket from a personal home equity loan. Michael Avenatti, a lawyer for Stormy Daniels, told Reuters on Thursday that Cohen’s attorney told him that Cohen will plead the Fifth if his application for a stay is denied. The judge in the suit had given Cohen until Friday evening to formally request the stay. Daniels has until Monday evening to file her opposition, and then Cohen will have through Tuesday evening to respond.

Source: Pakistan Today April 14, 2018 01:07 UTC