After appearing at the federal hearing of President Donald Trump’s disgraced personal attorney Michael Cohen, who was recently raided by federal prosecutors at the behest of special counsel Robert Mueller, Stormy Daniels provided a sketch of the man. she claims he threatened her in 2011 not to disclose her alleged affair with Trump.
When calculating the alleged threat Speaking to Anderson Cooper on “60 Minutes” last month, Daniels claimed a man walked up to her and said, “Leave Trump alone. Forget the story.” Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, said the man then looked at his daughter and said, “She’s a beautiful little girl. It would be a shame if anything happened to her mom.”
Accompanied by her attorney, Michael Avenatti, Daniels sat down with moderator Whoopi Goldberg and the full panel of ABC’s “The View” for her first and only live interview. Goldberg introduced Daniels to the all-female show, saying the performer was “on a mission to listen to an alleged affair with a guy in the White House.” But her colleague Meghan McCain seemed intent on preventing Daniels from accomplishing that mission.
McCain began his questioning by questioning the legitimacy of Daniel’s request to be heard despite his claims that he had been silenced by powerful men. “It looks like a publicity stunt on some level,” said McCain, who also questioned why Daniels showed up at Cohen’s hearing, where camera crews were waiting.
“I understand you’re being sued by our president, but it looks like you’ve got a lot going for you,” McCain said before addressing Daniels’ career choice, her current project’s Make America Horny Again tour.
“No disrespect, I had never heard of your name before all of this happened,” McCain continued. “Now you’re literally live on The View doing a full interview with us. So it’s been good for your career.”
After hinting at her perceived role as an adornment to fame in America, McCain made a point to clarify that Daniels was not the first superstar she had interviewed before rebutting her argument. “I have respect for any woman who does well in any industry, whatever that is,” she said.
McCain’s thinly veiled victim blaming didn’t end there, however. “Have you thought about all the implications of this for the Trump family?” McCain asked Daniels.
Daniels revealed that the decision to tell her story to the public was not one she took lightly, and that it was not simply a desire to become famous as she became successful in her industry, where she eventually rose to directorship. allegedly had sex with a man who was president. “It’s overwhelming, intimidating and downright scary at times,” she said. Acknowledging that she’s making more money, Daniels added context: She’s also spending more because of new needs, including bodyguards, drivers and legal bills.
The adult movie star had a two-fold message for the American public: This is not an ad, and I’m tired of being bullied.
“It shouldn’t matter what I do for a living,” Daniels told the women of “The View.” “What I do for a job doesn’t affect my ability to tell right from wrong or tell the truth.”
The sketch of the man who allegedly threatened Daniels and her daughter was drawn by Lois Gibson, who was awarded the title of “World’s Most Successful Forensic Artist” by the Guinness Book of Records. according to his websiteGibson’s work has helped investigators correctly identify more than 750 criminals.
The sketch provided Daniel’s description of the offender, described by him as being between 30 and 40 years old, between 5’9″ and 6’0″ tall and thin but in shape. The opening quickly became one of the top trends on Twitter, as Avenatti said: “We’re offering a 100,000 reward for information that leads to this man.” Avenatti also set up a Gmail account with a catchy username: “Know the Cat.”
“We think we know who sent it,” Avenatti claimed, before adding, “We know somebody knows something.”
Daniels’ attorney also made clear predictions about Michael Cohen’s legal fate. Avenatti, the president’s lawyer who reportedly arranged numerous hush payments for Republican politicians, including $130,000 in exchange for Daniels’ silence in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, said there was no question in Cohen’s mind. to be charged by prosecutors and finally to appeal to the president in exchange for leniency. “He didn’t do him any favors,” Avenatti said of Trump, who has publicly denied knowledge of the payment to White House reporters.
“Michael Cohen is my lawyer and you should ask Michael,” Trump said time.
