Trump is identified as « David Dennison » in his non-disclosure agreement with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Legal commentators are asking why Donald Trump would use a pseudonym in his non-disclosure agreement with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
New York attorney, Colleen Kerwick, told Newsweek that using an alias is rare in a such a case. « It is unusual for a non-disclosure agreement to use pseudonyms as the agreement itself would be subject to the confidentiality clauses within it, » she said.
Evidence in the former president’s hush money trial in New York shows both Trump and Daniels used fake names when signing the legal paperwork. They were only identified in a side agreement which was for the eyes of lawyers only.
Daniels’ lawyer, Keith Davidson, gave evidence that he drafted the agreement. In it, Daniels is identified as Peggy Peterson, as P is the first letter in the word Plaintiff and Trump is identified as David Dennison, as D is the first letter in the word Defendant.
There was a David Dennison on Davidson’s high school hockey team, which is why he chose the name for Trump, he testified in court.
