The aforementioned intel can be viewed in the hereinafter tweets posted by Avenatti:
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 with close ties to Mr. Putin. These monies may have reimbursed the $130k payment.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 8, 2018
We are just getting started…
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 8, 2018
On April 9, the FBI raided Mr. Cohen’s home, office and hotel room. Within 48 hours, Mr. Cohen sent the below email to Mr. Davidson. Why? They had no ongoing legal matter at the time. Was it part of an attempt by Mr. Cohen to obstruct justice or worse? #basta pic.twitter.com/e7DfLSxG4x
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 10, 2018
Knowing what we know now, no wonder Mr. Cohen was doing everything he could to interfere with Ms. Daniels' efforts to get new counsel. He was desperate to avoid the cover-up from surfacing and was afraid that competent counsel would expose him and Mr. Trump. #MoreToCome #Basta pic.twitter.com/FCzzFwcEsP
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 11, 2018
The preceding tweets and similar others have raised many eyebrows. Therefore, Avenatti is now under fire regarding how he managed to ascertain Cohen’s bank records. The attorney is furthermore facing allegations of $5 million dollars of unpaid taxes and other unsavory business practices. His “fitness to practice law” has also come into question.
However, Avenatti recently spoke out, maintaining the innocuity of his business dealings:
Nevertheless, more and more inquiries are coming to light. Questions about who is funding Avenatti also arose after Stormy Daniels confirmed via Twitter that she is not paying her attorney.