Michael Avenatti offers to represent Michael Cohen

Published July 21, 2018 12:09am ET



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.

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