Michael Avenatti, the lawyer of porn star Stormy Daniels, released a memo Tuesday detailing what he says is evidence that Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen was being paid by a Russian oligarch, perhaps in part for Cohen’s payment of $130,000 to Daniels. The companies at the center of the claim, however, say Avenatti’s allegations are based on false assumptions.
“After significant investigation, we have discovered that Mr. Trump’s atty Mr. Cohen received approximately $500,000 in the mos. after the election from a company controlled by a Russian Oligarc[h] with close ties to Mr. Putin,” Avenatti tweeted Tuesday. “These monies may have reimbursed the $130k payment.” Avenatti then published his executive summary of his findings on Cohen’s “suspicious financial transactions”:
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