U.S. President Donald Trump | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Stormy Daniels’ lawyer seeks to depose Trump over $130,000 payment The request was filed in federal court in Los Angeles early Wednesday morning.

WASHINGTON — The lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a request to depose President Donald Trump and his personal attorney over a $130,000 payment made to Daniels.

The request, filed in federal court in Los Angeles early Wednesday morning, seeks to require the president to answer questions under oath about the payment, which Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti describes as “hush money” meant to silence his client and influence the 2016 presidential election, according to CBS News.

“The Agreement and the $130,000 payment made pursuant to the Agreement, was for the 'purpose of influencing' the 2016 presidential election by silencing Plaintiff from speaking openly and publicly about Mr. Trump just weeks before the 2016 election,” the deposition claims.

Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, has claimed to have had a sexual encounter with the president in 2006. The president, through spokespeople, has denied the affair, although he has not personally addressed it.

The $130,000 payment in question was made by Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, who claims to have paid Daniels using his own money. The money was intended to silence Daniels about her relationship with the president.

Cohen and the White House did not immediately return requests for comment.