Stephen Colbert grills Stormy Daniels' lawyer, gets a new piece of evidence in the case against Trump and Cohen

Michael Avenatti on The Late Show
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"Lawyers don't normally do talk shows," Stephen Colbert told Michael Avenatti on Wednesday's Late Show, pointing out that Avenatti has appeared on CNN about 60 times since taking Stormy Daniels as a client. "That's it?" Avenatti joked. Colbert asked if constantly appearing on TV was part of his legal strategy, and Avenatti didn't disagree. "This is not your normal case, and it's not your normal defendant," he said. "I mean, you're dealing with a defendant that's very undisciplined, can be easily baited into making mistakes, and I think we've been very, very successful in doing just that."

Avenatti said he's confident that he and Daniels will beat Trump in court and doesn't think the president will serve out his term. "I have never seen anyone pander to an audience like you just did," Colbert laughed. Avenatti unveiled a new document, the receipt for $130,000 from Cohen's LLC to Daniels' former attorney. The important detail, he said, is that the transfer was from a California bank, putting Cohen potentially in the Trump-pardon-free crosshairs of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.