INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, said Wednesday he would assert his constitutional right against
self-incrimination in a civil case brought by porn actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges having had a sexual encounter with Trump.Cohen is
asking to delay proceedings in Los Angeles for 90 days, arguing that any statement could affect a criminal investigation into his business
dealings in New York.That investigation saw the FBI raid his offices for information -- including on a nondisclosure agreement Daniels
signed days before the 2016 presidential election.Invoking the fifth will allow Cohen to avoid revealing sensitive information in the wider
probe into him."Based upon the advice of counsel, I assert my 5th amendments rights in connection with all proceedings in this case due to
the ongoing criminal investigation by the FBI and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York," Cohen declared in a court
document filed by his lawyer.Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is looking to invalidate the 2016 agreement banning her from
discussing her encounter with the president 10 years ago.Cohen has admitted to paying Daniels $130,000 from his own pocket shortly before
the 2016 election as part of the agreement to silence her
Trump has denied knowledge of the payment."Never before in our nation's history has the attorney for the sitting President invoked the 5th
Amend in connection with issues surrounding the President," Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti, wrote on Twitter.(Except for the headline,
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