He also evaded taxes on the money, prosecutors say.
“For 20 years, I have represented Davids vs. Goliaths and relied on due process and our system of justice,” Mr. Avenatti said on Twitter. “Along the way, I have made many powerful enemies. I am entitled to a full presumption of innocence and am confident that justice will be done once all of the facts are known.”
Mr. Avenatti is already facing charges in New York of trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike, threatening to reveal improper payments to basketball recruits.
Mr. Avenatti, 48, was a fixture on cable news as an antagonist to Mr. Trump as Ms. Daniels’s case played out.
Two suits by Ms. Daniels, an adult film actress, against Mr. Trump have been dismissed.
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