At today’s hearing in New York City on Michael Cohen, porn star Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti had a rough go of it as Judge Kimba Wood reprimanded him over his “publicity tour on television and elsewhere”:
Judge Kimba Wood told Michael Avenatti either you motion to intervene or you don’t. If you do, “you would have to stop on its tracks your publicity tour on television and elsewhere.”
— David P Gelles (@gelles) May 30, 2018
Wow, Stormy Daniels’ lawyer took a major beating in court today: Judge Wood won’t let him appear provisionally before her just yet.
And then alluding to his thing for “publicity tours,” she told him this: “You will not be permitted to use this court as a platform for anything.”
— Cristian Farias (@cristianafarias) May 30, 2018
Avenatti had wanted to appear on Daniels’ behalf if/when the Cohen matter moved forward, but after the slapdown by the judge, he withdrew that motion:
Michael Avenatti just withdrew his motion to appear before a New York court on the Michael Cohen case. Judge came down hard on him this morning. Saying if he wanted a seat at the table he would need to stop his publicity tour.
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) May 30, 2018
NEW: Michael Avenatti has withdrawn his motion to appear before a NY federal court in the Michael Cohen case.
— David P Gelles (@gelles) May 30, 2018
In case you missed it, Michael Avenatti withdraw his pro hac vice motion. pic.twitter.com/Efh8vMKh51
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) May 30, 2018
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He can refile in the future if he wants to:
Yes, Avenatti withdrew his pro hac vice app. No, it's not critical. Judge Wood advised he'd have to end his "publicity tour" if admitted; his motion says he may re-submit when motioning to intervene on Stormy Daniels' behalf.
TLDR? It's a motion to Have My Cake and Eat It, Too. https://t.co/h8iZK4NfTi
— RPBP (@rpbp) May 30, 2018
People quickly joked that is was so he could spend more time on CNN and MSNBC:
Avenatti said it was so he could spend more time on CNN and MSNBC. https://t.co/9MZJoahHsv
— Robert Swartwood (@RobertSwartwood) May 30, 2018
Cohen then talked to the media outside the courthouse and claimed victory as Cohen’s lawyer admitted the existence of audio tapes allegedly on a conversation on his client that breached attorney/client privileges:
Michael Avenatti speaks after hearing on Cohen raid materials, says audio recordings should be released so that "people can make their own determinations as to their importance related to the president and what he knew." pic.twitter.com/RsO38zuFCS
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 30, 2018
And, of course, he headed on over to MSNBC to drop the unsubstantiated bomb that President Trump’s voice is on one of the tapes:
MELVIN: The president's voice is on the tapes?
AVENATTI: That's our understanding.
MELVIN: And your client's voice…?
AVENATTI: My client's voice is not on the tapes… My client's attorney's voice is on the tapes describing communications that he had with my client. @MSNBC https://t.co/17gyAxaQ2S
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 30, 2018
We. Shall. See.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 23, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 24, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 24, 2018