Stormy Daniels' lawyer says 'conservative' 60 Minutes program wouldn't air her claims that she could describe Trump's genitalia in 'great detail'

  • Lawyer Michael Avenatti said they 'play it close to the vest' at the storied news program 
  • He said the CBS network was 'conservative' and held back some of Daniels' claims in the interview that aired late last month
  • 'She can describe the President's genitalia in great detail. That did not make it,' he said
  • Daniels claims she had an affair with Trump, which the White House denies
  • Her lawyer says she will return the $130,000 she got paid days before the election if Trump and his lawyer declare a non-disclosure deal void
  • The interview late last month drew 22 million viewers 

Stormy Daniels has detailed personal information about President Trump that she shared with '60 Minutes' yet the program declined to air in its bombshell interview broadcast, her lawyer said Wednesday.

Michael Avenatti, who has been leading Daniels' aggressive new legal strategy to try to get her non-disclosure agreement tossed, told host Megyn Kelly on the 'Today Show' that the storied CBS program held back one of her most startling claims.

'60 Minutes and CBS, you know, they are a conservative network. I mean there is a lot of information that was said during that interview that didn't make it into the final 60 Minutes,' he told Kelly.

Pressed by what he meant, Avenatti said: 'They play it very close to the vest. For instance, she can describe the President's genitalia in great detail. That did not make it.'  

Stormy Daniels got her six-figure payout in exchange for signing a nondisclosure agreement that she now wants to be released from

Attorney Michael Avenatti says Stormy Daniels made claims in her '60 Minutes' interview that the program did not air

'We don't need to hear that!' responded Kelly, as audience members gasped. 'My eyes – look!' she said as she covered them.

'That did not make it in,' Avenatti persisted.

'And good for them,' Kelly interjected.  

Avenatti said the interview lasted two hours, but '60 Minutes' only aired about 14 to 16 minutes of footage. The interview late last month drew 22 million viewers, a decade-high, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

A CBS spokesman didn't respond directly to a question about whether it held back footage of Daniels' claim. 

In the interview, Daniels made the claim Trump invited her to his hotel room at a celebrity golf tournament she attended that he was hosting, notwithstanding an NDA which subjects her to fines of $1 million for infractions ruled on by an arbitrator.

'I mean there is a lot of information that was said during that interview that didn't make it into the final 60 Minutes,' Avenatti told Kelly.

'I mean there is a lot of information that was said during that interview that didn't make it into the final 60 Minutes,' Avenatti told Kelly.

'60 Minutes' didn't use the footage from Daniels' interview, said her lawyer

'60 Minutes' didn't use the footage from Daniels' interview, said her lawyer

'She hasn't told her complete story yet,' he said. 'There's more.  There's a lot more.' 

Daniels shared the information in order to buttress her claim that she had an affair with Trump.

Avenatti also procured video of a lie detector test she took that she passed when she earlier shared claims about the affair. 

Avenatti lobbed a salvo on the 'Today' show, telling host Megyn Kelly that his client could identify the president's genitalia, and complaining that '60 Minutes' was too squeamish to air that claim

Michael Avenatti made the claim in an appearance on the 'Today' show with Megyn Kelly

Michael Avenatti, the attorney for Stormy Daniels, who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump, is seen at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan, NY. 3/22/2018

Michael Avenatti, the attorney for Stormy Daniels, who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump, is seen at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan, NY. 3/22/2018

Daniels is pictured here in her March 25 interview broadcast on '60 Minutes'

Stormy Daniels in her interview with Anderson Cooper to be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, March 25

Kelly also tried to push the attorney on why Daniels wouldn't simply return the $130,000 she got from an LLC set up by longtime Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen.  

'I will make the offer right now, if the president and Mr. Cohen agree that the agreement is null and void, we are done. We will deliver the money today,' he said.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is arguing in court that the NDA is void because Trump never signed it, although Cohen did. The agreement relied on psuedonyms. 

Avenatti said eight women have contacted him about 'similar allegations and similar circumstances relating to the President.' 

 

 

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60 Minutes deep-sixed claims Stormy could describe Trump's genitalia

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