The lawyer representing Stormy Daniels — the porn star who claims to have an extramarital affair with President Trump more than a decade ago — said Fox News personality Sean Hannity should be worried.
“Here’s what I think: I think that when the documents actually come out, and there are documents — there’s no question in my mind, there are documents with Sean Hannity’s name on them — the extent of that relationship when it finally surfaces, I think will be very embarrassing to Sean Hannity,” Michael Avenatti told Bill Maher on Friday.
Hannity was revealed to be a client of Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, earlier this week, but said he never “retained” him in the traditional sense.
Fox News put out a statement saying the company backs Hannity, who had not previously disclosed his relationship with Cohen.
Talking about Cohen, whose office and home were raided by the FBI earlier this month and is under federal criminal investigation, Avenatti said: “Ultimately, the American people will learn that the basis for the warrants was the fact that the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office had reason to believe that Michael Cohen was undertaking efforts to destroy documents. I think that’s what’s going to come out.”
During that FBI raid, agents secured documents concerning the $130,000 payment Cohen made to Stormy Daniels. Both of them also signed a nondisclosure agreement about her alleged affair — a document that Daniels is now seeking to nullify.
Watch Avenatti’s full interview below:
