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Trump does not believe Stormy Daniels was physically threatened, White House says

President Donald Trump does not believe that Stormy Daniels was threatened with physical harm to stop the porn star from going public about her alleged affair with him, a White House spokesman said Monday.

"The president doesn't believe that any of the claims that Ms. Daniels made last night in the interview are accurate," White House spokesman Raj Shah said of her appearance on "60 Minutes."

Shah declined to comment on allegations that Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen broke federal law when he arranged a secret $130,000 payment to Daniels 11 days before the 2016 presidential election

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