Michael Cohen and his attorney Thursday night asked a federal judge to issue an emergency gag order against Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti, hoping to bar him from appearing on TV to advance his case.
“U.S. District Judge James Otero said Cohen had not shown he would suffer ‘immediate, irreparable injury’ absent emergency relief against Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti,” Reuters reports.
Avenatti just posted the judge’s order refusing to issue a restraining order, thereby refusing to silence the outspoken attorney for Daniels (whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.)
Clearly Avenatti is getting under Michael Cohen’s skin. Here’s what some are saying on social media: