I have enjoyed the Stormy Daniels show as much as anyone. Michael Avenatti has impressed me with his poise, showmanship, and sheer ballsiness to use an archaic expression. (BTW just what is left of the story that she has not told?) But Avenatti seems to have stepped in a pothole with his release of documents re Michael Cohen's finances. Much of the information in Avenatti's "timeline" appears to be based on Suspicious Activity Reports.
SARS are legally mandated reports which banks generate when they suspect money laundering or other misconduct. They are highly confidential law enforcement documents.
Avenatti is not a journalist entitled to First Amendment protection. He is a lawyer subject to the Rules of Professional Misconduct. RPC 8.4 Misconduct is likely to block his application to appear in the New York federal District Court pro hac vice (for the purposes of this case).
Further, Judge Kimba Wood is certain to tamp down the media circus and deny Stephanie Clifford's thinly grounded motion to intervene in U.S. v. Michael Cohen. Avenatti will have something to answer for in any event. - gwc
Cohen’s Lawyers Poke Holes In Avenatti Doc, But Say He Identified Cohen Clients – Talking Points Memo
SARS are legally mandated reports which banks generate when they suspect money laundering or other misconduct. They are highly confidential law enforcement documents.
Avenatti is not a journalist entitled to First Amendment protection. He is a lawyer subject to the Rules of Professional Misconduct. RPC 8.4 Misconduct is likely to block his application to appear in the New York federal District Court pro hac vice (for the purposes of this case).
Further, Judge Kimba Wood is certain to tamp down the media circus and deny Stephanie Clifford's thinly grounded motion to intervene in U.S. v. Michael Cohen. Avenatti will have something to answer for in any event. - gwc
Cohen’s Lawyers Poke Holes In Avenatti Doc, But Say He Identified Cohen Clients – Talking Points Memo
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