Some questions raised by the charges brought by Michael Avenatti and his client Julie Swetnick: 1. Given the seriousness of these allegations, why did Michael Avenatti and Julie Swetnick decline to go directly to the police? 2. Likewise, why did Avenatti and Swetnick bypass the press? Did anyone in the press look into this story? What did they find? The New York Times confirms that “none of Ms. Swetnick’s claims could be independently corroborated by The New York Times, and her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, declined to make her available for an interview.” Why? 3. Where are the witnesses? The charge...
