While in college and later in law school, Avenatti worked at The Research Group, a mysterious outfit run by former [[Bill Clinton]] staffer and [[Obama]] [[Chief of Staff]] [[Rahm Emanuel]], where he served as an "opposition researcher" for Senator [[Joe Biden]] and 150 other campaigns in 42 states.<ref>https://avenatti.com/bio/</ref> Avenatii's mentor, Rahm Emanuel is known to have sent a dead fish to an opponent,<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-rahm-emanuel-timeline-htmlstory.html</ref> evoking the image of a [[mafia]] gangland war in a political campaign.<ref>https://youtu.be/8nyON_VDIhw</ref> | While in college and later in law school, Avenatti worked at The Research Group, a mysterious outfit run by former [[Bill Clinton]] staffer and [[Obama]] [[Chief of Staff]] [[Rahm Emanuel]], where he served as an "opposition researcher" for Senator [[Joe Biden]] and 150 other campaigns in 42 states.<ref>https://avenatti.com/bio/</ref> Avenatii's mentor, Rahm Emanuel is known to have sent a dead fish to an opponent,<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-rahm-emanuel-timeline-htmlstory.html</ref> evoking the image of a [[mafia]] gangland war in a political campaign.<ref>https://youtu.be/8nyON_VDIhw</ref> |