A federal judge in California dealt a blow to the lawsuit from adult film star Stormy Daniels against President Trump when he denied her lawyer’s request to repose the president and his lawyer, Michael Cohen.
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Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti filed the motion in federal court on Wednesday to depose the president and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen.
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Avenatti had tweeted that he was confident the motion would be approved:
The motion is set to be heard on April 30, 2018. We are confident that the Court will permit the requested discovery after applying Supreme Court precedent and the well established law in the Ninth Circuit. https://t.co/PQh6UlNyNL
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) March 28, 2018
But a federal judge disagreed, said that the motion was premature and admonished Avenatti, adding, “instant litigation is not the most important matter on the court’s docket.”