Just in: Michael Avenatti is asking Judge Selna to read a "curative jury instruction" Tuesday morning regarding the Geoff Johnson Social Security benefit issue that tells them to "disregard and ignore all such evidence" drive.google.com/file/d/1c4nMNy… 
The wording of his proposed instruction is kind of hilarious and classic Avenatti. I think it's unlikely Judge Selna tells the jury exactly this, but as the motion (and my tweets) say, Selna has already said he's thinking about this. So there's going to be something.
I expect the U.S. Attorney's Office will file a response to this by end of Monday. Then the judge will take it up before the jury gets seated on Tuesday. #staytuned Again, Google Drive link to full document is here: drive.google.com/file/d/1c4nMNy…
Just in: Prosecutors' response pretty well lays out why this Social Security stuff is relevant to wire fraud: Avenatti's lies about the trust. "The testimony of Ms. Guerrero and Mr. Goeders strongly corroborated Mr. Johnson’s testimony..." Google Drive: bit.ly/3ry8h0x
"their interactions ... - even if they were in the context of defendant failing to maintain Mr. Johnson’s SSI benefits or help him purchase a house after promising to - are highly relevant to proving the false statements underlying one of the government’s theories of wire fraud."
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