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Supreme Court rejects Michael Avenatti appeal as Nike extortion conviction stands

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Michael Avenatti’s appeal request, upholding a conviction for plotting to extort $25 million from Nike. “The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied,” the Court’s order said without elaboration, other than to note that Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not participate in the consideration or decision. Avenatti represented Julie Swetnick, one of the women …

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Michael Avenatti says many media members will dump you when you no longer serve their narrative

Michael Avenatti has more experience than most with fleeting media stardom, and while he won’t name names, he says many members of the press are happy to toss you aside if you no longer fit their preferred narrative. “I don’t think it’s a big secret were I to say that — and this is not true with the entire media …

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Michael Avenatti 'on the fence' about 2024 election after previously supporting Biden

Michael Avenatti enthusiastically endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 and was one of Donald Trump’s most high-profile foes during his presidency. Now, speaking from his California prison, he said he couldn’t choose between the two in November, that is if he had the opportunity. “Frankly, I’m on the fence,” Avenatti told . He was particularly sharp on Biden on two issues …

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Michael Avenatti defends Trump as 'victim of the system' in hush money case, says he's being targeted

EXCLUSIVE– Michael Avenatti, the one-time “most dangerous enemy” of Donald Trump who liberals hoped would bring down his presidency, thinks the hush money case against him in New York is flawed, politically motivated and part of a wider anti-democratic effort to take 2024 out of the voters’ hands. And to prove his point, consider the source, Avenatti told in a …

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Avenatti says Trump's legal defense team is in touch: 'Happy to testify'

According to a New York Post report, the suspended lawyer who once considered himself former President Trump’s “most dangerous enemy” is open to testifying if asked by Trump’s defense team. The outlet published quotes from political reporter Jon Levine’s interview with Michael Avenatti, who is serving a prison sentence in Los Angeles for fraud, extortion and other crimes. Avenatti once …

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Bragg files motion to hold Trump in contempt for alleged gag order violations, threatens 30 days of jail time

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a motion Tuesday to hold former President Trump in contempt of court, claiming he violated the gag order imposed upon him by publishing three social media posts relating to two known witnesses in his criminal trial — Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels. Bragg is urging Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan to also warn Trump that …

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Michael Avenatti claims harsh prison sentences due to being Trump's 'most dangerous enemy'

Disgraced former attorney Michael Avenatti told MSNBC that he received his harsh prison sentences in part due to him being the “most dangerous enemy” of former President Trump. “I was not treated fairly and I was treated differently,” Avenatti told Ari Melber during a phone interview on Tuesday, claiming the Department of Justice under Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr …

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Imprisoned attorney Michael Avenatti does surprise interview with MSNBC on Trump hush money case

Disgraced former attorney Michael Avenatti joined MSNBC for a surprise interview from prison Tuesday and discussed the New York hush money case against former President Trump, which he said was “stale.” Host Ari Melber asked Avenatti, who rose to liberal media stardom in 2018 before flaming out spectacularly and landing behind bars, about the strength of the case. “I think …

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MSNBC guest rips Avenatti right after his surprise appearance on network: 'He knows nothing' about Trump case

Nick Akerman, a former Watergate prosector, called out disgraced former attorney Michael Avenatti on Tuesday after he threw cold water on the hush money case against Donald Trump. Avenatti joined MSNBC’s Ari Melber from prison on Tuesday and cast some doubt on the Trump hush money case, which he said was “stale,” Fox News Digital previously reported. “I wouldn’t take …

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Stormy Daniels claims she never trusted attorney Michael Avenatti, who 'used his powers for evil'

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels said Thursday that she never trusted her disgraced former attorney Michael Avenatti, who is now in prison, claiming on “The View” that she had “no choice” but to hire him. Daniels was asked about Avenatti, who initially represented her in her litigation against former President Donald Trump that made her a household name in 2018. …

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