Stormy Daniels's lawyer Michael Avenatti on Tuesday denied reports that he is interested in settling with President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's former lawyer Michael Cohen.

CNN reported on Tuesday that Avenatti requested a meeting with Cohen last week to discuss a possible settlement for Daniels's case against him.

In response, Avenatti tweeted, "We have ZERO interest in any settlement with Cohen, the dishonest thug who is trying to fool the public into believing his nonsense about being a Patriot who 'loves his country.' Mr. Cohen and his attorney Blakely are playing games and vying for a pardon from Mr. Trump."

We have ZERO interest in any settlement with Cohen, the dishonest thug who is trying to fool the public into believing his nonsense about being a Patriot who "loves his country." Mr. Cohen and his attorney Blakely are playing games and vying for a pardon from Mr. Trump. #Basta — Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) July 24, 2018

"In light of the events and info learned over the last 48 hours, we now know that Michael Cohen is trying to play both sides while he is in reality courting a pardon," Avenatti tweeted later. "He is looking out only for himself and Mr. Trump. He will never change. Let the chips fall where they may."

Cohen allegedly paid Daniels $130,000 to stay silent about an affair she claims she had with Trump in 2006. Avenatti is representing Daniels in a case to void that nondisclosure agreement.

Daniels is also suing both Cohen and Trump for defamation.

Cohen's attorney Brent Blakely told CNN on Tuesday that Avenatti requested a meeting to discuss settling this week. Blakley said he subsequently canceled the meeting.

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"Mr. Avenatti ... requested that we have an in-person meeting in New York to discuss settlement," Blakely told CNN. "Our discussions were cordial and professional, and we agreed that it would be a good idea to discuss the possible resolution of the dispute." "While we did take steps to schedule a meeting, it never occurred," he continued. Avenatti on Monday tweeted screenshots of texts between himself and Berkley making plans to meet.

I don’t appreciate people making false ethics accusations. If Mr. Cohen and Mr. Blakely were upset about me speaking with MC (they weren’t), then why didn’t they say anything before today? And why were they working on setting up a mtg with me after we met at the restaurant? pic.twitter.com/0NsgGqoqbW — Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) July 23, 2018

Both Avenatti and Berkley have publicly stated that they do not plan to cooperate with one another.