Michael Avenatti intends to quiz Stormy Daniels about her lawsuit against former president Donald Trump in a bid to confuse the jury in his own fraud case, prosecutors have claimed.
A much-anticipated showdown between Avenatti, the once-prominent California attorney, and Ms Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, is now expected to begin on Thursday after prosecutors indicated they did not anticipate calling her to the witness stand on Wednesday.
