Trump 'Not Surprised' Avenatti's Court Didn't Go As Planned

Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump's outside attorney Rudy Giuliani told Business Insider that he and the president discussed the appearance by Stormy Daniels's attorney, Michael Avenatti, in court on Wednesday. Avenatti appeared in longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's court case. Giuliani mentioned that Judge Kimba Wood chided Avenatti. He also recalled that Trump said he was not surprised by the news. President Donald Trump's outside attorney Rudy Giuliani told Business Insider in a Thursday phone interview that the president was "not surprised" by the turn Michael Avenatti's court appearance took on Wednesday.