Michael Avenatti, the lawyer and critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Monday said he did nothing “wrongful” in dealing with Nike Inc, and asked a federal judge to dismiss the criminal extortion case against him. Avenatti, 48, made his request in Manhattan federal court five days after saying the government’s case should also be dismissed because it was a “vindictive and selective prosecution” stemming from his “feud” with Trump. A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, whose office is prosecuting Avenatti, declined to comment.

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