Gloria Allred, the women's rights attorney who represents Zervos, declined to comment on Avenatti's move to depose Trump and Cohen. Allred told TheWashington Washington Post last fall that Zervos' "case was not filed in order to take his deposition." Still, she said, her team intended to depose Trump if the case did proceed, and Allred noted that lying knowingly about a material fact is perjury, which can lead to impeachment proceedings. "In our search for the truth, we certainly would want to take his deposition," she said in an interview at the time. "And I always expect everyone to tell the truth when they're under oath."