U.S. rejects Avenatti claim that 'document dump' justifies Nike trial delay

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Monday rejected Michael Avenatti's claim that they overwhelmed him with large amounts of material for the Jan. 21 trial accusing the celebrity lawyer of trying to extort Nike Inc , and that the material should be excluded or the trial delayed by 30 days.In a filing late Sunday night in Manhattan federal court, Avenatti's lawyers had said prosecutors' recent "document dump," including more than 13,800 pages of documents and an iPhone from Avenatti's former..