Avenatti has pleaded not guilty and his attorney said there was no theft.
The disgraced attorney who taunted former President Trump on cable television over comments he made about his porn star client will stand trial on charges he cheated her out of money.“a lawyer who stole from his client” and promised jurors “you’re going to follow the money” at the opening of Avenatti’s trial in Manhattan federal court.
“The defendant betrayed the victim, stole her money and lied to cover it up,” the prosecutor, Andrew Rohrbach, said during his opening statement.“Mr. Avenatti didn’t steal Storm Daniels money,” defense attorney Andrew Dalak said, instead casting the matter as a “disagreement” or fee dispute.Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Rohrbach points to former attorney Michael Avenatti during his criminal trial at the United States Courthouse in New York City, Jan. 24, 2022.
The defense has suggested it might question the credibility of Daniels, who Dalak called an “obscure adult entertainer” before she received a hush payment from Trump and sued to get released from a nondisclosure agreement. The defense will also be allowed to question Daniels about her beliefs in the paranormal related to her “Spooky Babes” television show in which she explores paranormal activity.
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