The well-known US lawyer Michael Avenatti has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence against a woman in Los Angeles. The police reported in Los Angeles via Twitter and confirmed the reports to the appropriate media. The bail for his release had been set at $ 50,000 (around 44.200 Euro).
More Details on the allegations or the identity of the woman were not known. The investigation continued, it was said by the police.
We can confirm that today, LAPD Detectives arrested Michael Avenatti on suspicion of domestic violence. This is an ongoing investigation and we will provide more details as they become available.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) 15. November 2018,
Avenatti, even after his release on Casinovale Wednesday evening (local time) in front of running TV-cameras of the “false allegations”. He is never someone to miss, he respect all the women. “I look forward to my full discharge.”
The lawyer represents, among other things, the porn actress Stormy Daniels in a legal dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump. Stephanie Clifford – your real Name – in 2006 an affair with Trump. He denies the. In a lawsuit against Trump, among others, to a hush money payment of $ 130,000 to Clifford a few weeks before the presidential election in 2016.
Avenatti were last said to have ambitions to apply for a job as a representative of the Democrats for President in 2020. After the arrest, the Democrats said in the US state of Vermont two scheduled appearances of the lawyer.
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