U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood just dealt Avenatti a blow where it hurts the most.
His need for constant attention.
This is GOOOOOOOD.
According to Newsweek:
The attorney representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen has to end his “publicity tour” to be allowed to participate in the federal case Cohen is currently facing, the judge overseeing the matter said during a Wednesday hearing.
OOOOOOOOOOOH.
U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood heard arguments from Daniels’s attorney, Michael Avenatti, as well as representatives for Cohen and Trump, over whether Avenatti would be allowed to participate in the case. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has also filed a suit against Cohen, claiming a nondisclosure agreement she struck with Trump is null and void.
Avenatti would have to stop claiming publicly that Cohen is guilty so as not to taint a potential jury, Wood said. “I say ‘publicity tour’ not in a derogatory sense,” she said. “You’re entitled to publicity, I can’t stop you. Unless you’re participating in a matter before me.”
So he can either work on this case… or work on the attention he’s getting.
He doesn’t get both.
Judge Wood smacks down Avenatti. If he officially intervenes, “You cannot declare your opinion as to Mr Cohen’s guilt, which you did. You would not be able to give publicity to documents,” Wood says.
— Stephen Brown (@PPVSRB) May 30, 2018
Woods says Avenatti wouldn’t be able to continue his publicity tour if he formally intervenes. “I say publicity tour not in a derogatory sense. You’re entitled to publicity, I can’t stop you. Unless you’re participating in a matter before me.”
— Stephen Brown (@PPVSRB) May 30, 2018
Wood on Avenatti: “I want you to participate, or not be in the matter at all.
I don’t want you to be in some sort of limbo where you’re able to denigrate Mr. Cohen…This conduct is inimical to eventually giving Mr. Cohen a fair trial (if that happens).”— Stephen Brown (@PPVSRB) May 30, 2018
HAHAHA.
This must be absolutely HEARTBREAKING for the Scum Lord.
If Avenatti isn’t blasted all over CNN… does he cease to exist?
ATTENTION IS HIS LIFEBLOOD.