Stormy Daniels Coverage

Grand jury not expected to consider hush money case Thursday in Trump investigation

The grand jury reconvened Thursday, but sources tell NBC News the panel likely considered unrelated cases.

Celebrity Lawyer Avenatti Is Charged With Stealing From Client

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti with misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars belonging to a former client, pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels.

Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times

Trump Calls Stormy Daniels 'Horseface' in Gloating Twitter Post

President Donald Trump on Tuesday referred to the pornographic film actress Stephanie Clifford as "Horseface" in a Twitter post, as he gloated about a recent court ruling in his favor.

Eileen Sullivan and Maggie Haberman, New York Times

Could Trump's missing signature force him to be deposed?

In the history of presidential scandals, it is often the hidden things that end up proving decisive. Think, for example, of Monica Lewinsky's stained blue dress or of Richard M. Nixon's secret Oval Office tapes.

Alan Feuer, New York Times

Cohen secretly taped Trump discussing payment to Playboy model

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, secretly recorded a conversation with Trump two months before the presidential election in which they discussed payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump, according to lawyers and others familiar with the recording.

Matt Apuzzo, Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times

Disclosure of Payment to Cohen Puts Last Year’s Filing in Doubt

President Donald Trump’s financial disclosure form, released on Wednesday, included for the first time mention of a repayment of more than $100,000 to his personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, in 2017, raising questions about whether Trump’s sworn filing from a year ago improperly omitted the debt.

STEVE EDER, ERIC LIPTON and BEN PROTESS, New York Times

White House steers clear of porn actress attorney's allegations

The White House is steering clear of allegations made by Michael Avenatti, the attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels, that President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was selling access to the president. TRACIE POTTS reports from Washington, DC

Giuliani says Trump paid lawyer back for payment to porn star

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Stormy Daniels to make stop in Raleigh on national strip-club tour

Stormy Daniels, the infamous porn actress and stripper, will be making a stop in Raleigh this summer as part of her "Make America Horny Again" tour - a play on President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.

Natalie Matthews, WRAL.com editor

Trump calls FBI raid 'an attack on our country'

President Trump called Monday's FBI raids on personal attorney Michael Cohen a "disgraceful situation," and special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation "an attack on our country."

Trump denies knowing of any hush money paid to porn actress

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump denied Thursday knowing of a $130,000 payment his lawyer made to a pornographic film actress who claims to have had a sexual encounter with him, referring questions about the transaction to his personal lawyer.

JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, New York Times

Porn actress files lawsuit against Trump lawyer as president stays silent

Fallout continues from a "60 Minutes" interview in which adult film star Stormy Daniels detailed an alleged past affair with Donald Trump. After Trump's longtime personal lawyer issued a blanket denial on Monday, Daniels filed a suit against Michael Cohen for defamation and violating campaign finance law. TRACIE POTTS reports from Washington, D.C.

Former Playboy model sues to break silence on Trump

A former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Donald Trump sued Tuesday to be released from a 2016 legal agreement requiring her silence, becoming the second woman this month to challenge Trump allies' efforts during the presidential campaign to bury stories about extramarital relationships.

JIM RUTENBERG, New York Times

Stormy Daniels: Timeline of a Trump scandal

Accusations, payoffs and lawsuits: Here's a guide to the latest White House scandal, which involves a porn star named Stormy Daniels.

More details emerge about Trump's relationship with porn star

Two reports this week offered more details about what they described as a sexual relationship between Donald Trump and Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic-film actress who was reportedly paid $130,000 in hush money shortly before the 2016 election.

MAYA SALAM, New York Times