A Manhattan federal judge on Monday allowed Michael Avenatti to subpoena the mental health records of his former client, Stormy Daniels, ahead of an anticipated January trial on charges that he had defrauded the adult film star.

U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman of the Southern District of New York ruled that Avenatti’s attorneys could subpoena a set of records for the “purposes of impeachment” in the case, which accuses the disgraced lawyer and one-time presidential hopeful of stealing approximately $300,000 that was owed to Daniels under a book deal.

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