Trump lawyer to invoke 5th amendment in Stormy case

LOS ANGELES: US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, said Wednesday he would assert his constitutional right against self-incrimination in a civil case brought by porn actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges having had a sexual encounter with Trump, reports AFP. Cohen is asking to delay proceedings in Los Angeles for 90 days, arguing that any statement could affect a criminal investigation into his business dealings in New York.

That investigation saw the FBI raid his offices for information—including on a nondisclosure agreement Daniels signed days before the 2016 presidential election. Invoking the fifth will allow Cohen to avoid revealing sensitive information in the wider probe into him.

 

Trump lawyer to invoke 5th amendment in Stormy case

LOS ANGELES: US President Donald Trumps personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, said Wednesday he would assert his constitutional right against self-incrimination in a civil case brought by porn actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges having had a sexual encounter with Trump, reports AFP. Cohen is asking to delay proceedings in Los Angeles for 90 days, arguing that any statement could affect a criminal investigation into his business dealings in New York. That investigation saw the FBI raid his offices for informationincluding on a nondisclosure agreement Daniels signed days before the 2016 presidential election. Invoking the fifth will allow Cohen to avoid revealing sensitive information in the wider probe into him.