Stormy Daniels’ Disgraced Former Lawyer Trashes Trump Case in Jailhouse Interview

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer convicted of stealing from former client Stormy Daniels, gave his first prison interview Tuesday about Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York. The case centers around alleged payments from Trump to Daniels to keep her quiet about their affair—and the alleged falsification of business records to cover up those payments before the 2016 election.

The disgraced lawman, however, argued that the entire case is “stale” and rests on a “legally tenuous theory.”

Avenatti spoke to MSNBC’s Ari Melber from Los Angeles’ Terminal Island prison, where he has been serving a 19-year sentence. In addition to defrauding Daniels, Avenatti was convicted of stealing from other clients and of extorting Nike. Melber prefaced the interview by noting Avenatti’s past, while stating that he is still a “very newsworthy and legally relevant guest.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.