Trump’s personal lawyer wants Stormy Daniels’ lawyer gagged

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He said the “malicious attacks on Mr. Cohen must be stopped in its tracks.”

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Avenatti called Blakely’s request a “complete joke” and said he would vehemently oppose it.

“The only unethical lawyers in this case are Mr. Cohen and his lawyer Mr. Blakely. They want to hide the truth from the American people because Mr. Cohen and Mr. Blakely believe that conspiracy and coverup are acceptable. They want the coverup to continue,” he told The Associated Press.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has said she had sex with Trump in 2006 when he was married. Trump has denied it.

Daniels is suing Trump and Cohen and is seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement that she signed days before the 2016 presidential election. She argues the agreement should be nullified because Cohen signed it, but the president did not.

Cohen had sought to delay the legal fight after his home and office were raided by the FBI in April. The agents were seeking records about the nondisclosure agreement that Daniels had signed, among other things.

A federal judge agreed in April to delay the case for 90 days after Cohen argued that the criminal investigation overlapped with issues in the lawsuit and his right against self-incrimination would be adversely affected because he won’t be able to respond and defend himself.

Avenatti has asked the court to reconsider the delay, force Trump to answer questions under oath and allow him to obtain documents in the lawsuit.

The president’s lawyers said they would oppose that request and a hearing is set for later this month.

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Balsamo reported from Orlando, Florida. Associated Press journalist Catherine Lucey in Washington contributed to this report.

Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press