SAN FRANCISCO _ A Los Angeles federal judge granted a request by President Donald Trump and his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to temporarily halt the lawsuit by adult film star Stormy Daniels over her alleged tryst with Trump while a criminal probe of Cohen is under way.
U.S. District Judge S. James Otero issued a stay Friday and set a status conference for July 27. Cohen has told the judge he will assert his right against self-incrimination under the Constitution's Fifth Amendment in the lawsuit after the FBI raided and searched his residence, office and hotel room this month.
Michael Avenatti, a lawyer for Daniels, responded in a tweet that "Justice delayed is justice denied." He vowed to appeal the ruling.
"While we certainly respect Judge Otero's 90-day stay order based on Mr. Cohen's pleading of the 5th, we do not agree with it," Avenatti said.
