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White House disputes porn star's claim she was threatened

Continued from Front soever to do with any such
Daniels responded by filing person or incident, and
a revised federal lawsuit does not even believe that
accusing Cohen of defa- any such person exists, or
mation. that such incident ever
Trump, who frequently occurred," wrote Brent H.
takes on his foes in person Blakely. He said Daniels and
and on social media, re- her lawyer, Michael Av-
mained uncharacteristical- enatti, should "cease and
ly quiet about the matter desist from making any fur-
Monday. He sent a cryptic ther false and defamatory
tweet saying "fake news" statements about my cli-
has "never been more volu- ent." Daniels, in the revised
minous or more inaccurate" lawsuit she filed Monday,
but it was unclear what ex- alleges Cohen made a
actly he was referring to. false statement that dam-
Instead, he left the deni- aged her reputation when
als to his White House staff. he released a statement in
Spokesman Raj Shah de- February that intimated she
clined to say whether the White House principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah takes questions during the daily news was lying.
president had watched briefing at the White House, in Washington, Monday, March 26, 2018. In a round of television in-
Daniels' interview, but said (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) terviews Monday morning,
Trump did not believe any Avenatti said he was hold-
of the claims she made. now owes him $21 million Ruddy, the CEO of News- Trump once, shortly after ing back certain details of
"The president strongly, for breaking her silence, max, told ABC Sunday that Mrs. Trump gave birth to the alleged affair, including
clearly and has consistently and that every time she Trump told him "much of the president's youngest the contents of a CD or DVD
denied these underlying talks, she owes him a mil- the Stormy Daniels stuff" is a son. She also said that a he tweeted a picture of last
claims, and the only person lion more. Trump appeared "political hoax." man approached her in week, for strategic reasons.
who's been inconsistent is in good spirits, laughing off Trump returned to Washing- a Las Vegas parking lot in “It would make no sense
the one making the claims," the fact that Daniels will be ton Sunday night, though 2011, when she was with for us to play our hand as
Shah said. bringing her "Making Amer- first lady Melania Trump her infant daughter, and to this issue and we’re not
But Daniels was on Trump's ica Horny Again" strip show stayed behind in Florida. threatened her with physi- going to do it right now,”
mind this weekend in Palm to a nearby venue next A spokeswoman for Mrs. cal harm if she went public he said on NBC’s “Today”
Beach, Florida, where he month, said the person, Trump said she is "focused with her story. show. Daniels received a
had dinner Saturday night who spoke on condition on being a mom and is In a letter late Sunday night, $130,000 payment days be-
with Cohen at his Mar-a- of anonymity because the quite enjoying spring break an attorney for Cohen de- fore the 2016 presidential
Lago estate. person was not authorized at Mar-a-Lago while work- manded that Daniels pub- election for her silence and
Trump, according to one to disclose private conver- ing on future projects." licly apologize to his client. has sought to invalidate a
person who spent time with sations. In her interview, Dan- "In truth, Mr. Cohen had nondisclosure agreement
him, told guests that Daniels Mar-a-Lago member Chris iels said she'd slept with absolutely nothing what- she signed. q

White House: No change 'at this time' to Shulkin's VA job

By HOPE YEN availability Monday morn- strategic adviser, Ashleigh personnel matter. the president wants to put
WASHINGTON (AP) — With ing that had been sched- Barry, in response to ques- Early Monday, White House the right people in the right
his job status in danger, uled at the Veterans Affairs tions about his public plans spokesman Hogan Gidley place at the right time and
embattled Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Elsmere, in the coming days. sought to dismiss reports of that could change."
Secretary David Shulkin Delaware, as part of an Three administration offi- Shulkin's imminent dismissal Asked repeatedly Monday
sought to lower his public annual Veterans Summit cials told The Associated as head of the Department about Shulkin's status, White
profile Monday as a White hosted by Democratic Sen. Press that Trump is planning of Veterans Affairs, the gov- House spokesman Raj Shah
House spokesman insist- Tom Carper. Shulkin told or- to oust the Shulkin within ernment's second largest told reporters there were
ed that President Donald ganizers he needed to "get the next week or two amid department with 370,000 "no personnel announce-
Trump still had confidence back on the road to Wash- an extraordinary rebellion employees. He told Fox ments to make at this time."
in his leadership "at this ington." at the agency and dam- News Channel, "we hear Addressing Trump's rela-
point in time." "Secretary Shulkin's singu- aging government inves- these types of rumors every tionship with Shulkin, Shah
Shulkin, the lone Obama lar focus is on finding the tigations into his alleged day." "At this point in time, said: "I haven't asked the
administration official in best ways to provide care spending abuses. The three though he does have con- president about it today so
Trump's Cabinet, abruptly and benefits to our coun- officials demanded ano- fidence in Dr. Shulkin," Gid- I don't want to comment
backed out of a media try's heroes," said Shulkin's nymity to discuss a sensitive ley said. "But as you know, on it too specifically."q