Avenatti: Two more women claim they were paid hush money

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During an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," attorney Michael Avenatti said he is in talks with two women who allege they have agreements with either Trump or his personal lawyer Michael Cohen to stay quiet about an affair with the president at some point in time.

Avenatti stressed, however, that he has not yet fully confirmed the allegations to be true and is working to substantiate their claims before revealing the identities of the women or the details of the alleged payments and affairs.

“They’re not fully vetted, but there are at least two I think are on solid ground,” Avenatti said. “I think that as the evidence rolls out over the coming months disclosures are going to be made that my client was not alone as relates to these payments.”

“It is a process of vetting. We want to be careful about what we state," he said. “They may create additional exposure. They may prove to be problematic.”

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