POLITICS APRIL 20, 2018 / 2:28 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Judge sees 'gaping holes' in Trump lawyer bid to delay Stormy Daniels lawsuit

Dana Feldman
3 MIN READ

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday signaled possible shortcomings in a request by Donald Trump’s personal lawyer to delay adult-film actress Stormy Daniels’ lawsuit over her alleged affair with the U.S. president, but stopped short of putting it on hold.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, sued last month to end a non-disclosure agreement related to a $130,000 payment she received from the lawyer, Michael Cohen, before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, to keep quiet about her alleged relationship with Trump a decade earlier.

At a hearing in Los Angeles federal court, U.S. District Judge James Otero said he needed more time to review Cohen’s and Trump’s request to put Daniels’ case on hold for 90 days.

But the judge told Cohen’s lawyer Brent Blakely that “there’s some gaping holes” in the request for a stay.

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