Basta! or Pasta! Or whatever it is creepy porn lawyer always tweets. Slimy pimp turned lawyer Michael Avenatti has withdrawn his motion to represent Storm Daniels against Michael Cohen in New York.
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Michael Avenatti has withdrawn his request to represent adult-film star Stormy Daniels in the case centered on the FBI raid of President Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen.
Shortly after a conference hearing Wednesday in a federal district court in Manhattan, Avenatti withdrew his request to weigh in on the case.
“You cannot declare your opinion as to Mr. Cohen’s guilt, which you did. You would not be able to give publicity to documents,” Wood said, according to the New York Daily News.
“You’re entitled to publicity. I can’t stop you — unless you’re participating in a matter before me.”
Wednesday’s court conference was scheduled, in part, to discuss the issue of what materials seized from Cohen are protected under attorney–client privilege.
Wood has assigned a special master in the case to review the documents that were seized to determine what’s privileged. The judge said in court Wednesday that the review must be completed by June 15 and any remaining material would be turned over to a government “taint-team,” the New York Daily News reported.
In the document Avenatti filed in court Wednesday, he said he is withdrawing his request to intervene and will re-file it, if necessary, at a later time.