Stormy Daniels Sues First Lawyer – Accuses Him of Working for Trump

Stormy Daniels sues former lawyer
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford) speaks to reporters as she exits the United States District Court Southern District of New York for a hearing related to Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal attorney and confidante, April 16, 2018 in New York City. Cohen and lawyers representing President Trump are asking the court to block Justice Department officials from reading documents and materials related to Cohen's relationship with President Trump that they believe should be protected by attorney-client privilege. Officials with the FBI, armed with a search warrant, raided Cohen's office and two private residences last week. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

It’s looking like the mystery donor that’s been funding Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti hasn’t cut a check in a while. Avenatti tweeted out a plea Monday asking for donations – just days after claiming to have rejected “hundreds of thousands” from GOP donors, and from hedge funds. (RELATED: Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Owes $5 Million to IRS).

The crowdfunding page has raised nearly $600,000 so far, but it’s looking like they could need even more because Daniels has launched yet another lawsuit, this one directed at her former lawyer Keith Davidson. According to Daniels, while Davidson worked as her first lawyer during her lawsuit against President Trump, he was actually in cahoots with Trump and Michael Cohen (yes, really).

According to NBC News:

Daniels says in a new lawsuit that her former attorney betrayed her and became a “puppet” for President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer while still representing her.
The filing Wednesday alleges that Trump attorney Michael Cohen “hatched a plan” and “colluded” with the adult film actress’ lawyer, Keith Davidson, to get her to go on Fox News in January and falsely deny she had an affair with Trump more than a decade ago.

Attached to the lawsuits are text messages exchanged between Cohen and Davidson on Jan. 17, 2018, the same day that In Touch Magazine resurrected an interview Daniels had done years before about Trump that was not published at the time. “I have her tentatively scheduled for Hannity tonight,” Cohen allegedly texted Davidson, referring to the Fox News program helmed by Trump ally Sean Hannity.

If the entire reason that Daniels is in the public eye is over her alleged relationship with President Donald Trump, why would she voluntarily go on a show and claim she didn’t have an affair with Trump? It seems like Daniels is imputing her own meeting onto Davidson’s texts. That’s clear in another allegation made:

Later that evening, another text from Cohen to Davidson said: “The wise men all believe the story is dying and don’t think it’s smart for her to do any interviews.”
Davidson replied “100%.” Cohen’s response: “Thanks pal.” The complaint alleges that “wise men” was a reference that included Trump and alleges that Trump knew of the plan to get her to appear on Hannity’s show and deny a prior sexual relationship with Trump, although the lawsuit included no documentation of that.

More specifically, the new suit accuses Davidson of breaching his fiduciary duty to Daniels and Cohen of aiding and abetting Davidson. If Daniels’ allegations are true, she managed to hire the one lawyer out there ready to act as a double agent for the Trump administration (an obviously implausible scenario).

It all sounds crazy, but so do more stories nowadays.

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