The lawyer representing porn star Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against President Trump said he’d be willing to also represent Michael Cohen against the president.
Michael Avenatti’s representation of Trump’s former longtime attorney, if it were to happen, could be a major conflict of interest for Avenatti, who is suing the president on behalf of Daniels relating to a payment made to her by Cohen in the days leading up to the election.
Daniels was paid $130,000 for her silence about an alleged affair she says happened with Trump in the early days of his marriage to first lady Melania Trump. The lawsuit claims Trump and Cohen damaged her reputation in denying the alleged affair.
“If he was prepared to do the right thing and come clean, and basically turn state’s evidence, I would absolutely consider it,” Avenatti told MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber” on Friday. “Michael Cohen and I actually had the chance to converse.”
Avenatti said he recently had a “very positive meeting” with Cohen when they ran into each other at a New York restaurant, though he declined to go into details.
“I think it would send quite the message [to Trump],” Avenatti said.
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