Joe Simonson, DCNF
Stormy Daniels might not have such a massive cash reserve to fight President Donald Trump in court thanks to her lawyer’s, Michael Avenatti, personal business problems.
After a court found that Avenatti’s firm owes a former attorney $10 million, that same lawyer has just asked a bankruptcy judge to confiscate a large portion of the $577,000 legal fund Avenatti has raised to help pay costs related to Daniels’ battle with the president.
Daniels started a crowdfunding effort in March of this year to cover legal bills and other expenses for her lawsuit against Trump over a confidentiality agreement signed in 2016.
Over 16,500 people have donated to the fund as of Tuesday, which is hosted by CrowdJustice.
Avenatti objected to the motion, according to The Los Angeles Times. In an e-mail to the paper, he dismissed the effort to seize the legal funds as baseless and said his old firm, Eagan Avenatti, does not even represent Daniels.
Still, when The Daily Caller News Foundation has called Avenatti in the past, a receptionist has referred to his firm as Eagan Avenatti. In multiple correspondences with him, his signature line still says he’s a partner at the firm.
As the LA Times notes, Avenatti has used an Eagan Avenatti email address when corresponding with Trump’s attorneys.
“A signature block means nothing,” Avenatti told the LA Times, “and you have no evidence the firm ever represented Ms. Clifford.”
Avenatti claims that Daniels is represented by Avenatti & Associates, a “completely different law firm,” according to him.
According to corporate papers viewed by the LA Times, Avenatti & Associates is owned entirely by Avenatti and listed its business type as “Eagan Avenatti.”
For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
- The Florida candidate laser-focused on eradicating horrific animal crimes - March 22, 2024
- Sabo: ‘Rush was our GOAT, there was no equal and he made it look easy’ - February 18, 2024
- Dana Bash appears to want to crawl out of her own skin when Ramaswamy ‘goes there’ on J6 - December 7, 2023
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
BPR INSIDER COMMENTS
Scroll down for non-member comments or join our insider conversations by becoming a member. We'd love to have you!
