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Michael Avenatti cross-examines ex-client Stormy Daniels in his fraud trial -Breaking

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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: Stormy Daniels is cross-examined during Michael Avenatti’s criminal case at the United States Courthouse, Manhattan, New York City. The sketch of the courtroom shows Michael Avenatti representing himself.

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NEW YORK (Reuters] – Stormy Daniels, a former U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer and fallen attorney Michael Avenatti, continued to cross-examine Stormy on Friday during his criminal trial.

Prosecutors claim that Avenatti (50) embezzled almost $300,000. in book proceeds meant for Daniels, while she was her lawyer. Avenatti, who pleaded not guilty in the case of identity theft and wire fraud, said that she was trying to hide a dispute over legal fees, which is inappropriate for criminal courts.

The brash lawyer, who is representing himself in the federal criminal court case in Manhattan, cross-examined Daniels https://www.reuters.com/world/us/porn-star-stormy-daniels-testifies-against-fallen-lawyer-michael-avenatti-2022-01-27 for around 10 minutes on Thursday before the jury was dismissed for the day. Cross-examination will take him approximately six hours, according to his estimates.

Avenatti and Daniels (whose real name is Stephanie Clifford) rose to prominence in 2018, when Stephanie retained Daniels to assist her with a Trump nondisclosure agreement.

Daniels received $130,000 of hush money in 2016 from Michael Cohen, former Trump personal attorney. It was used to conceal information about her sexual encounters with Trump. Daniels was denied by the former president.

Daniels, a witness in the prosecution, testified that she expressed concerns about Avenatti’s third advance payment for $175,000 that was due Oct 2018. She did not receive it in her account. Prosecutors presented text messages from Avenatti in which Daniels stated that he had promised to pay the publisher.

Daniels claimed that the company informed her in February 2019 about the fact it had released the money to Avenatti’s trust account. Daniels claimed that Avenatti did not inform Daniels about the account or that funds were going to it.

“He lied nearly every day to me over five months,” she stated.

Daniels describes herself as an actress, writer and director currently working on a TV show about paranormal activity. Avenatti was expected to make use of her curiosity in ghosts to prove that her testimony wasn’t reliable.

On Thursday, he asked her about her claim that she could “see and talk to dead people”.

Daniels replied, “Yes. I have said that.”

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