LIZ SHELD’S MORNING BRIEF: Avenatti Claims RUSSIANS Paid Cohen and Much, Much More. “How does Avenatti have Michael Cohen’s bank records? You cannot just get someone’s back records. This leads me to believe that something very illegal is going on here. Where does this fit on an index of lie to FISA court to snoop on opposing political campaign and leak the newshook for CNN to report the fake dossier, is hard to say at this early stage.”