Confidential documents obtained by the Journal for the first time tie President Trump’s flagship holding company to the continuing effort to silence a former adult-film actress who says she had an affair with Mr. Trump.
A Trump Organization lawyer, Jill A. Martin, is listed as counsel in an arbitration demand for Essential Consultants, a Delaware company formed by Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer and used to pay $130,000 to Stephanie Clifford in exchange for her silence, according to Feb. 22 arbitration documents filed in Orange County, Calif.
At issue is a high-profile battle between Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer and Ms. Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels. Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump’s lawyer, has obtained a temporary restraining order against Ms. Clifford in the arbitration to stop her from talking about an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Mr. Trump.
Ms. Clifford has asked a judge to declare the nondisclosure agreement invalid. The White House and Mr. Cohen have sought to distance the president from the porn-star pact and payment. Mr. Cohen has maintained he was acting on his own and has called it a “private transaction.”
Mr. Cohen and White House representatives have denied any sexual encounter took place between Mr. Trump and Ms. Clifford.
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