Former adult-movie star Stephanie Clifford filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, saying his lawyer forced her to sign a false statement provided to The Wall Street Journal in response to inquiries about an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump.

The lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid Ms. Clifford $130,000 in October 2016 in return for her signing a nondisclosure agreement, which prevented Ms. Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, from discussing the alleged sexual encounter.

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