'I wouldn’t be the man I am today without her': Trump sends campaign email saying Melania is his 'rock and foundation' ahead of her birthday amid the Stormy Daniels scandal
- Trump sent an email round inviting people to celebrate Melania's birthday
- He wrote in the email: 'Melania is my rock and foundation, and I wouldn’t be the man I am today without her by my side. She's the cornerstone of our family'
- He sent the email to supporters amid the Stormy Daniels affair scandal
- Stormy may be at a hearing on Monday related to review of documents produced by an FBI raid on President Donald Trump's personal lawyer
President Donald Trump has paid tribute to his wife Melania, calling her his 'rock' and 'foundation', in an email asking supporters to celebrate her birthday and donate to his campaign.
In the email he wrote: 'Family is one of life's most wonderful pleasures, and serving as America's First Family has been a truly great privilege! This month, our family is looking forward to a very special day.'
'Please join us in celebrating the First Lady and my beautiful, kind-hearted and exceptional wife Melania's birthday by signing her card.
'Melania is my rock and foundation, and I wouldn’t be the man I am today without her by my side.'
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pictured at the White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington DC on April 2
In the email he wrote: 'Family is one of life's most wonderful pleasures, and serving as America's First Family has been a truly great privilege! This month, our family is looking forward to a very special day'
'She's the cornerstone of our family, and an incredible mother to our son, Barron. I'm so proud of her accomplishments, and I hope you'll wish her well on her special day.'
He shared his affectionate comments about the First Lady amid the scandal over claims by porn star Stormy Daniels that they had an affair.
Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, payed the adult actress $130,000 in hush money to keep quiet about her alleged affair with the president.
She also went on CBS' 60 Minutes last month to reveal the details of their alleged tryst to Anderson Cooper.
Melania is pictured here hosting a listening session with students at the White House in Washington
Cohen has petitioned the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking a temporary restraining order to delay prosecutors' review of documents and devices seized in the raid, claiming it's protected by attorney-client privilege.
Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti has said the porn star will attend Michael Cohen's court hearing on Monday.
Avenatti believes some of the documents seized on April 9 relate to Daniels, he said on Friday from the courthouse.
Stormy Daniels is pictured here at the Deja Vu Showgirls club in Los Angeles on 24 Feb 2018
People familiar with the federal investigation that provided the factual basis for the search warrant which resulted in the raid on Cohen said that part of what the search warrant sought to uncover included information on payments made to Stormy Daniels (pictured)
Cohen previously admitted paying Daniels $130,000, which she said was payment in exchange for an agreement not to discuss an affair she claims to have had with the president; Daniels is seen here with Donald Trump, before he was elected president
He followed those comments up with a suggestive tweet that 'the weather forecast for Mon looks very Stormy.'
Cohen previously admitted paying Daniels $130,000, which she said was payment in exchange for an agreement not to discuss an affair she claims to have had with the president.
When news first broke that it was suspected Daniels and Trump had an affair around the time of the bitrh of his youngst son Barron, Daniels denied the sexual relationship.
Attorney Michael Avenatti suggested that his client, adult entertainer 'Stormy Daniels,' may be present at a hearing on Monday related to review of documents produced by the FBI's raid on the home, hotel and office of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen; Cohen is seen here in New York on Friday
However, after Cohen spoke about paying Daniels $130,000, she claimed the agreement had been breached, setting her free to tell her story about her alleged physical encounters with the president.
Trump has denied that he had an affair with Daniels, and also claims she made that he had her threatened to remain quiet about their alleged romantic relationship.
But in an interview with Anderson Cooper for CBS's 60 Minutes that aired on March 25, Daniels recounted the experience.
Daniels is shown here in a still image taken from an interview with Anderson Cooper which aired on CBS' 60 Minutes on March 25
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