"For months I've asked Michael Avenatti to give me accounting information about the fund my supporters so generously donated to for my safety and legal defense. He has repeatedly ignored those requests. Days ago I demanded again, repeatedly, that he tell me how the money was being spent and how much was left. Instead of answering me, without my permission or even my knowledge Michael launched another crowdfunding campaign to raise money on my behalf. I learned about it on Twitter.
"I haven't decided yet what to do about legal representation moving forward. Michael has been a great advocate in many ways. I'm tremendously grateful to him for aggressively representing me in my fight to regain my voice. But in other ways Michael has not treated me with the respect and deference an attorney should show to a client. He has spoken on my behalf without my approval. He filed a defamation case against Donald Trump against my wishes. He repeatedly refused to tell me how my legal defense fund was being spent. Now he has launched a new crowdfunding campaign using my face and name without my permission and attributing words to me that I never wrote or said. I'm deeply grateful to my supporters and they deserve to know their money is being spent responsibly. I don't want to hurt Michael, but it's time to set the record straight. The truth has always been my greatest ally.
"My goal is the same as it has always been - to stand up for myself and take back my voice after being bullied and intimidated by President Trump and his minions. One way or another I'm going to continue in that fight, and I want everyone who has stood by me to know how profoundly grateful I am for their support."
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Most of the Eurobonds offered by the Russian government on Tuesday were bought by UK investors, according to Andrey Solovyev, global head of debt and capital market at state-run bank VTB Capital that ran the placement.
"Despite high volatility of the market and challenging political environment, the placement has elicited a huge response among the Europeans," the economist said, adding that investors from Europe purchased around 18 percent of the issue.
"Meanwhile, British investors bought up the major part of the issue - 55 percent," Solovyev said, adding that another three percent of the Russia-issued Eurobonds were acquired by US investors. The remaining 24 percent were reportedly bought by Russians.
On Tuesday, Russia raised a billion euros ($1.13 billion) with a yield of 3.0 percent from the sale of its first euro-denominated Eurobond in five years, according to the country's finance ministry.
Even though the market has been posing great risks amid potential anti-Russian sanctions and escalating tensions with Ukraine, foreign investors still own a large portion of Russian bonds. As of October 1, the share of Eurobonds held by foreigners totaled 46.3 percent.
The placement of sovereign Eurobonds in euros was not related to the country's de-dollarization plans, but will only encourage it, according to the Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev as quoted by Sputnik.
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin which was due to take place at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Leaving the White House for Argentina on Thursday, Trump told reporters he "probably" would meet with Putin at the summit, but said he would make a decision after receiving a briefing on the plane.
Shortly after, Trump tweeted that "it would be best for all parties concerned" to cancel the meeting with Putin "based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine."
Trump said he looked forward to a "meaningful summit" when the "situation is resolved."
Responding to Trump's decision, the Kremlin said it had received no confirmation of the cancellation through official channels. A Kremlin spokesperson said if the meeting is off, however, Putin will have a few free hours for other important meetings.
It's not the first time uncertainty has surrounded whether a meeting between the two leaders would take place. In fact, it seems to happen frequently.
Comment: The House has since expunged Kifowit's remarks from the record. The Washington Times reports: