Avenatti knows intimately how the Rich Folks inside legal game is played.
Giuliani's inexplicable reveal that such rich folk are not like us regular peons ....so many non-disclosure agreements with binders full of women that the clients can barely keep count!
So a trusted consigliere is a must for such rich white folk...did I say "white"...strike that from the record!
Avenatti must know when a rich white man needs the services of a trusted confidant the first step is to seek out a person as malicious and evil as the rich white man.
Second step is to insure the selected target has a law degree. Any old parchment will do, as long as it gets the person a law license. The law license comes with - lawyer- client privilege, and that is the main thing along with being equally without moral and compassion only for money.
Third step, ply the lawyer with a huge cash retainer and not a lot of work and you have Cohen and Trump and Cohen's tiny but wealthy stable of cash paying rich white men and rich corporations seeking influence with Cohen's old but suddenly new rainmaker client from heaven.
Except now a real law degree from a real law school and a really good lawyer would come in handy, but what does Trump do? Chums over counsel. Sad!
Avenatti may or may not have the goods on Trump, but he does on Cohen.