Michael Avenatti is the lawyer for our times. In an age of vertiginous news cycles, of nonexistent standards, of social-media trash-talkers and braggarts, it’s no wonder that cable news has belched forth an attorney whose main qualification is making charges that get him more attention.
Avenatti hit pay dirt initially with Stormy Daniels, the porn star who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump and got paid for her silence. The payment was handled by Trump’s fixer, Michael Cohen, and provided endless fodder for cable segments, as Cohen came under federal investigation and eventually pled guilty to crimes, including involving the payment.
By RICH LOWRY
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/09/26/avenatti-2020-kavanaugh-trump-220735
Avenatti hit pay dirt initially with Stormy Daniels, the porn star who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump and got paid for her silence. The payment was handled by Trump’s fixer, Michael Cohen, and provided endless fodder for cable segments, as Cohen came under federal investigation and eventually pled guilty to crimes, including involving the payment.
By RICH LOWRY
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/09/26/avenatti-2020-kavanaugh-trump-220735
