Stormy Daniels to ’60 Minutes’: I was threatened in 2011 over telling my Trump story

But in a letter Sunday night to Michael Avenatti, an attorney for Daniels, an attorney for Cohen denied that Cohen “was responsible for an alleged thug” who may have made an “alleged threat” to Daniels.

The letter, which the lawyer, Brent Blakely, provided to NBC News, demands that Avenatti retract the accusation, apologize and “make clear that you have no facts or evidence whatsoever to support your allegations.”

And Charles Harder, an attorney for Trump, asked “60 Minutes” to show on camera and read on air one of the statements Daniels signed in January, in which she denied reports that she had had an affair with Trump.

“My involvement with Donald Trump was limited to a few public appearances and nothing more,” the statement read.

Daniels’ account of the threat is the most harrowing yet in the saga over her efforts to go public about her alleged affair with Trump.

Nine days ago, Avenatti repeatedly said in an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that his client had been threatened, but he wouldn’t say by whom. He also declined to give details on the threats.

The White House has denied that Trump had an affair with Daniels. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said this month that, as far as she knows, the president was not aware that Cohen paid Daniels the $130,000.

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Trump claims many lawyers want to represent him in Russia probe: ‘Don’t believe the Fake News narrative’

President TrumpDonald John TrumpParkland student encourages protesters to ‘keep screaming at your own congressman’ Seven most memorable moments from ‘March for Our Lives’ Trump considering expelling 20 Russian diplomats over chemical attacks: report MORE on Sunday claimed that many lawyers want to represent him in the special counsel’s Russia investigation.

“Many lawyers and top law firms want to represent me in the Russia case…don’t believe the Fake News narrative that it is hard to find a lawyer who wants to take this on,” he tweeted.

“Fame fortune will NEVER be turned down by a lawyer, though some are conflicted,” he continued.

“Problem is that a new lawyer or law firm will take months to get up to speed (if for no other reason than they can bill more), which is unfair to our great country.”

Trump then reiterated that he is pleased with his current legal team.

“I am very happy with my existing team,” he tweeted.

“Besides, there was NO COLLUSION with Russia, except by Crooked Hillary and the Dems!”

Many lawyers and top law firms want to represent me in the Russia case…don’t believe the Fake News narrative that it is hard to find a lawyer who wants to take this on. Fame fortune will NEVER be turned down by a lawyer, though some are conflicted. Problem is that a new……

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 25, 2018

….lawyer or law firm will take months to get up to speed (if for no other reason than they can bill more), which is unfair to our great country – and I am very happy with my existing team. Besides, there was NO COLLUSION with Russia, except by Crooked Hillary and the Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 25, 2018

The tweets come just days after John Dowd, Trump’s lead personal attorney handling the investigation into Russian election interference and possible collusion between the president’s campaign and Moscow, abruptly resigned.

Dowd’s exit reportedly came as the president seeks to shake up his legal team amid frustrations within the White House over special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE‘s probe, which has cast a cloud over the administration for more than a year now.

Last week, Trump added Joseph diGenova, a former U.S. attorney who has been highly critical of the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ), to his outside legal team. With Dowd gone, Trump’s outside legal team handling the Russia matter will be led, at least in the interim, by diGenova and Jay Sekulow.

At least two well-known lawyers — Ted Olsen and Emmett Flood— were also reported to have been approached about taking a role on Trump’s legal team. But a top executive at Olsen’s firm tweeted that neither Olsen nor the firm would be representing the president.

–This report was updated at 8:47 a.m.

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