Posted on 05/30/2018 2:41:30 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
Michael Avenatti has withdrawn his request to represent adult-film star Stormy Daniels in the case centered on the FBI raid of President Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen.
Shortly after a conference hearing Wednesday in a federal district court in Manhattan, Avenatti withdrew his request to weigh in on the case.
Cohen is reportedly being investigated, among other things, for the $130,000 he paid Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election to keep quiet about the affair she says she had with Trump.
Avenatti reportedly faced tough questions during the hearing from federal District Judge Kimba Wood, who told him in court on Wednesday he would have to stop his “publicity tour” if he wanted to participate in the case.
Cohen’s attorneys fought hard to keep Avenatti from joining the case, arguing in court filings that he’s has created a “carnival atmosphere” by making public statements and doing national TV appearances in which he’s shared nonpublic information and made misrepresentations about Cohen.
Earlier this month, Avenatti released bank records leaked to him that showed several companies had paid Cohen through a shell company for consulting services.
Wood reprimanded Avenatti in court, according to multiple media reports.
"You cannot declare your opinion as to Mr. Cohen's guilt, which you did. You would not be able to give publicity to documents," Wood said, according to the New York Daily News.
"You're entitled to publicity. I can't stop you — unless you're participating in a matter before me."
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
He did it for the publicity.
Who’s gonna represent Stormy? Stay tuned.
Intervene in a criminal investigation? Hm.
“Who’s gonna represent Stormy? Stay tuned.”
Gloria Allred?
Wait, Daniels may need a real attorney and not some camera hungry attention wh*re.
Allred is out.
Quitter
Him?
Yes him he’s the criminal in this! Decided to bail and has bigger problems of his own!
Gloria All-Red and her equally commie daughter Lisa Bloom!
Stormy’s out of money?
She is a lying moonbat nut hooked on drugs.
Go make another show with your butt Stormy.
Which attorney’s for sloppy seconds?
Kimba Wood is a true leftist, but at least she made sure Avenetti respected the court in this instance.
My niece told me that Stormy was appearing in the vast and huge venue of Evansville Indiana.
I think it is back to the pole On the B circuit for geezers.
CNN...MSNBC must be ticked off..their boy star isn’t shining so brightly today.
He's a da....Story is an ignorant sl**.
I read she was dancing around wearing only heels and a garter on one leg and a drunk guy threw his wallet at her which caused her to run from the stage.
Geez....how low life can you get!
That guy threw his wallet at a true lowlife. That drunk guy knew a gold digging has been when he saw one!
Hey now, an aging hooker has gotta make a living somehow.
I thought Avenatti promised she was going to be the Rosa Parks of porn films or something.
Avenatti never met a human he couldn’t find a way to defraud.
Avenatti
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