“Donald Trump is terrified of Michael Avenatti!” Really? Well that’s what MSNBC declared a few months ago when Trump’s former attorney was the mainstreams’ golden boy. Remember the synchronized chorus of sycophants?
“Folk hero,” “a beast,” “the tip of the spear,” “Savior of the Republic”
Well Stephen Colbert, I hate to break it to you, but it looks like that “existential threat to the Trump presidency” you were rooting for has pretty much been eliminated ~ Avenatti indicted for ripping off Stormy Daniels, extorting Nike ~
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Avenatti’s legal troubles escalated on Wednesday as federal prosecutors announced new indictments accusing the lawyer and prominent critic of U.S. President Donald Trump of ripping off porn star Stormy Daniels and extorting Nike Inc.
Prosecutors in Manhattan accused Avenatti, 48, of stealing about $300,000 from Daniels, the client who made him famous, to fund an extravagant lifestyle including a Ferrari automobile, after helping her secure a book contract.
The Nike indictment concerns charges announced in March that Avenatti tried to extort more than $20 million from the athletic wear company by threatening to expose what he called its improper payments to recruits for college basketball teams it sponsored.
These latest developments are in addition to his earlier legal woes ~
Avenatti also faces dozens of charges in southern California, where prosecutors on April 11 accused him of stealing millions of dollars from clients to pay for personal and business expenses, and lying to the Internal Revenue Service and a Mississippi bank about his finances.
If convicted on all charges, Avenatti could face more than 400 years in prison, but would likely face a lesser punishment.
Such is the stuff of leftist folk heroes.
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Even After Alleged Outbursts, Media Just Couldn’t Quit Michael Avenatti ~ If you’re advancing their progressive agenda, the mainstreams are simply incapable of judging by the content of one’s character ~
His temper often flared when producers and bookers tried to vet stories he was involved in. ‘It felt like we were enabling a total rage-oholic,’ one booker told me. ‘It was pathological.’
