Michael Avenatti attacks SDNY prosecutors after cancellation of Stormy Daniels testimony

It was reported earlier on Sunday that porn star Stormy Daniels would sit down with federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York in relation to the Michael Cohen investigation…

NEW: Stormy Daniels will be interviewed by federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York tomorrow afternoon as part of their investigation into President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen @mj_lee reports

— David P Gelles (@gelles) June 24, 2018

According to reports, this was in advance of her possibly testifying in front of the grand jury:

Stormy Daniels to be interviewed tmrw by SDNY prosecutors as part of federal investigation of Trump atty Michael Cohen, preparing for potential grand jury appearance. https://t.co/YUuUlKPrvI

— Beth Reinhard (@bethreinhard) June 24, 2018

But prosecutors just cancelled the meeting and Daniels’ attorney, the never camera shy Michael Avenatti, is pissed:

So I was just informed by the US Attys office that they are canceling the mtg tmrw scheduled with me and my client (for weeks) because the press found out about the mtg and they can’t handle a few cameras outside their offices. If they consider this a big deal, how will they…

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) June 25, 2018

“This is unheard of,” he says. And he thinks “something isn’t right”:

ever bring any serious criminal charges against Cohen et al., let alone handle a trial, in such a high profile matter? We have bent over backwards to accommodate them. This is unheard of. We remain willing to cooperate but something isn’t right…

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) June 25, 2018

Michael Avenatti attacks SDNY prosecutors after cancellation of Stormy Daniels testimony

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