NEW YORK _ Attorney Michael Avenatti will face trial Nov. 12 after being charged with trying to shake down Nike, a judge ordered Tuesday.
Prosecutors expect the trial will last roughly a week. Avenatti is accused of demanding around $25 million from Nike and threatening to go public with allegations the shoe giant made secret payments to high school athletes.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky said the government would introduce evidence of Avenatti's "financial situation" around the time of the extortion attempt in March.
The lawyer, who became famous for relentlessly attacking President Donald Trump, faces separate charges in Manhattan of stealing $300,000 from porn star Stormy Daniels to splurge on his lavish lifestyle, including travel and payments for a Ferrari.
Avenatti is also charged in California with stealing millions of dollars from five other legal clients, failing to pay taxes and lying during bankruptcy proceedings.
