Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer countersues after she accuses him of being a ‘puppet’ for Trump

Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer is suing the porn actress, her new attorney and President Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen.

Attorney Keith Davidson filed a countersuit Thursday in Los Angeles claiming he was defamed by Daniels and her current attorney, Michael Avenatti.

He also claimed that Cohen violated California’s wiretapping law by secretly recording phone calls with Davidson.

The countersuit came a day after Daniels filed a lawsuit accusing Davidson of being a ‘puppet’ for Trump and secretly working with Cohen to have her appear on Fox News and falsely deny having sex with the president.

Davidson filed a countersuit Thursday for defamation

The porn star claimed Wednesday in a lawsuit that her former lawyer Keith Davidson (left) was a ‘puppet’ for Donald Trump. He filed a countersuit Thursday for defamation 

In this April 16, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels speaks outside federal court in New York

In this April 16, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels speaks outside federal court in New York

The suit claims Davidson engaged in ‘collusion’ with longtime Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen for Trump’s benefit – rather than her own.

Daniels’ new lawyer, Michael Avenatti, filed the suit in California court on behalf of his client Wednesday.

The suit claims Daniels’ prior lawyer, Keith Davidson – who had represented her as she inked a ‘hush’ agreement with Cohen – ‘hatched a plan’ to engage in ‘collusion’ with Cohen, when he should have been representing Daniels’ interests.

The suit includes four pages of text messages that show frequent contacts between Cohen, who is under criminal investigation, and Davidson after the publication of an InTouch magazine story where Daniels claimed to have had an affair with Trump in 2006.

Davidson denied the claims that he was working with Cohen to have Daniels appear on Fox News and falsely deny the affair with the now-president.

He says Daniels wanted to appear on the show to bolster her popularity.

Avenatti said the allegations in the countersuit were ‘frivolous claims’. 

Daniels is fighting to invalidate a confidentiality agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election.

Michael Cohen, personal lawyer to U.S. President Donald Trump, exchanged a series of text messages with Daniels' prior lawyer about a Fox News appearance

Michael Cohen, personal lawyer to U.S. President Donald Trump, exchanged a series of text messages with Daniels’ prior lawyer about a Fox News appearance

The suit also alleges Cohen met with first lady Melania Trump in March to tell her Daniels would disclose the alleged 2006 tryst in a lawsuit. 

‘Please call me,’ Cohen writes Davidson, in one of a long string of texts between the two men on Jan 17, 2018 after publication.

‘Cmon,’ he follows up, as he at first desperately tries to get Daniels to appear on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox to try to tamp down the story.

Then, after telling Davidson ‘the wise men’ have concluded the story is dying and it’s better off not to have her appear, Cohen responds, ‘Thanks pal.’ 

'THANKS PAL': Daniel's suit includes texts between Cohen and Davidson

‘THANKS PAL’: Daniel’s suit includes texts between Cohen and Davidson



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