Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti is alleging that a Russian oligarch reimbursed longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen following his payment to the porn star who claims she had an affair with President Trump.
Avenatti made the claim on Twitter as he released a report from what he called a significant investigation.
Among the claims is that Russian oligarch transferred approximately $500,000 to Cohen in 2017. The funds came in several installments in 2017.
He says the payments came through a company called Columbus Nova, a U.S. investment vehicle.
The transfer came months after Cohen wired $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels.
In October of 2016, Cohen created an LLC that transmitted a $130,000 to Daniels, who claims she had an affair with President Trump, as part of a non-disclosure agreement.
‘After significant investigation, we have discovered that Mr. Trump’s atty Mr. Cohen received approximately $500,000 in the mos. after the election from a company controlled by a Russian Oligarc [sic] with close ties to Mr. Putin. These monies may have reimbursed the $130k payment,’ Avenatti wrote on Twitter.
According to his seven-page document, Cohen ‘inexplicably accepted these payments while he was the personal attorney to the president and holding himself out at times as employed by the Trump Organization.’
Vekselberg is the founder of Renova Group, which is focused on the Russian energy sector.
Aventti also outlines what he calls ‘suspicious financial transactions in the amount of $400,000 from big pharmaceutical company Novartis.
The CEO of Novartis, Vas Narasimhan, is one of several company heads who met with Trump during the president’s trip to Davos, Switzerland
The CEO of Novartis, Vas Narasimhan, is one of several company heads who met with Trump during the president’s trip to Davos, Switzerland
Trump met with the CEO of the firm during his trip to Davos, Switzerland.
The then-incoming CEO ,Vas Narasimhan, is one of several company heads who met with Trump.