The lawsuit is the latest blow to Avenatti, who rose to fame as the attorney for adult film star Stephanie Clifford and was once considered a possible Democratic presidential candidate.
Democrats in Iowa applauded a familiar-sounding slogan during presidential nominee Joe Biden 's speech Tuesday as he mentioned President Trump more than 70 times.
A new criminal indictment against Michael Avenatti alleged that he defrauded client Stormy Daniels and stole book deal payments due to her for his own uses.