Cohen Asks for Lawsuit Pause Over 5th Amendment Rights

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In a new legal filing, attorneys for Michael Cohen request a pause on the Stormy Daniels civil litigation because of Cohen’s possible need to invoke his 5th Amendment rights.

Here’s the key part of the filing

This news was previewed this afternoon by Daniel’s attorney Michael Avenatti. But this is the first we’re seeing the actual request.

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