The thorn in Donald Trump’s side is currently in custody Michael Avenatti, the mercurial lawyer representing adult film star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit…
The thorn in Donald Trump’s side is currently in custody
Michael Avenatti, the mercurial lawyer representing adult film star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against Donald Trump has some legal trouble of his own tonight as he has been arrested for domestic violence. Avenatti’s estranged wife has filed a felony domestic violence report against the outspoken attorney who is currently in custody.
TMZ is reporting that the alleged event happened in Los Angeles at an “exclusive” apartment. Observers said the woman identified as Avenatti’s wife (the two were married in 2011, and he filed for divorce in 2017) ran out of the building wearing sunglasses to cover her eyes, and onto the sidewalk near the front entrance with her cell phone, yelling at him, plausibly on the phone.
“I can’t believe you did this to me.”
She was escorted back inside the building by security and Avenatti showed up at the building approximately five minutes later, screaming.
“She hit me first. This is bulls***, this is f***ing bulls***.”
A law enforcement source is reporting that the Stormy Daniels lawyer kicked his estranged wife out of the Studio City apartment on Tuesday, and that’s when the alleged assault took place.
Michael Avenatti arrested for suspected felony domestic violence https://t.co/pd2p4FVHVe pic.twitter.com/P4YNWkZbh7
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 14,2018
The Hollywood Reporter says that Avenatti is still waiting to be booked on the domestic assault charges and is currently at the police station. The lawyer made his name as the client for Daniels (nee Stephanie Clifford) and other women who were claiming to have been wronged by Donald Trump. He is particularly outspoken on Twitter when confronting Trump about his treatment of women.
“There’s only one way that these tweets and this behavior and this conduct and this misogyny is going to end, and it’s only going to end if you displace Donald Trump from the presidency of the United States.”
Avenatti’s arrest could certainly put at risk any future political aspirations, including a possible run for the highest office in 2020. The lawyer says that he has had many donors reaching out to him already.
“A number of people have stepped forward and said that they would do whatever I needed in the way of financial support, as well as introductions, hosting events, things of that nature.”
