Stormy Daniels is now suing Trump's lawyer

Stormy Daniels.
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Adult film star Stormy Daniels is taking her legal battle with President Trump one step further.

On Monday, Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, amended her current lawsuit to also name Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen as a defendant. The existing lawsuit, directed at Trump himself, seeks to free Daniels from a 2016 nondisclosure agreement by claiming the contract she signed is invalid because Trump did not sign it. Her updated lawsuit Monday implicates Cohen, arguing that he has defamed her by suggesting she is lying about her alleged 2006 affair with Trump.

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Summer Meza, The Week US

Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.