Ex-Stormy Daniels Lawyer Michael Avenatti Says He is Willing to Testify for Trump

Published on April 21, 2024

Michael Avenatti, the former attorney for adult performer Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, said he has been communicating with former President Donald Trump’s lawyers and may testify against his former client. Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Mr. Avenatti said that “the defense has contacted me,” referring to the former president’s attorneys. Mr. Avenatti is currently serving out a lengthy sentence for extortion, tax evasion, fraud, embezzlement, and other crimes. “I’d be more than happy to testify, I don’t know that I will be called to testify, but I have been in touch with Trump’s defense for the better part of year,” the former lawyer, who had publicly mulled a presidential run during numerous media appearances during the Trump administration, told the Post. He did not provide any other details, while the former president’s lawyers have made no public comments about the matter....