Cooper asked if it was normal for an attorney to pay out of his own pocket on his client’s behalf.
“No, but there’s nothing illegal about it. And given the context of this relationship there’s certainly nothing unethical about it,” Schwartz said.
“If all of that is believable,” Avenatti spit back, “then why did Mr. Cohen draft an agreement with a signature line for Donald Trump?”
“That’s painting a fictional picture of the whole scenario,” Schwartz said. He then accused Avenatti of deliberately advising Daniels to “blatantly violate” the contract.
“She’s going to be liable for $20 million,” he said, pointing a finger at Avenatti, “and Michael Cohen is going to collect every single penny of that money, make no mistake.”
They sparred for several minutes over the provisions of the agreement, some of which require Trump to stay away from her and her family and release her from claims he has against her, according to Avenatti. Schwartz called Avenatti’s view of the agreement “absurd” and again said Daniels would be on the hook for a lot of money.
“Why not just let her talk?” Avenatti interjected, wagging his finger at Schwartz. “Why is it so important to your friend and the president of the United States to keep this woman under wraps, to keep her under the thumb, to shut her up?”
- Lawyers for Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen spar on CNN: ‘You’re gonna go down in flames.’MercuryNews.com, March 21, 2018.
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