| − | |Celebrated porn lawyer and [[MSNBC]] analyst. Prominent Democrat party spokesman. Accused woman beater<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/breaking-michael-avenatti-arrested-on-felony-domestic-violence-charges-against-his-estranged-wife/</ref> [[embezzler]], [[extortion]]ist and tax cheat. Faces 482 years in prison. Racist. Avenatti told [[Time magazine]] the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee: "I think it better to be a white male."<ref>http://time.com/5434317/michael-avenatti/</ref> [[CBS]] reported, "He said the party's nominee in 2020 "better be a white male" like him, because "when you have a white male making the arguments, they carry more weight."<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/avenatti-fires-back-at-senate-republicans-over-potential-criminal-probe/ CBS EVENING NEWS BY NANCY CORDES / CBS NEWS / OCTOBER 25 2018]</ref> Withdrew amidst a multitude of personal, professional, ethical and legal problems.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180523124113/https://biglawbusiness.com/media-storm-raises-legal-ethics-questions-for-stormys-lawyer/ Media Storm Raises Legal Ethics Questions for Stormy’s Lawyer, Bloomberg]</ref><ref>[https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/26/michael-avenatti-accused-outright-fraud-new-fbi-re/ Avenatti accused of 'outright fraud' in new FBI referral, Washington Times]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-avenatti-lived-the-high-life-while-owing-millions-to-irs Michael Avenatti Lived the High Life While Owing Millions to IRS, ''The Daily Heast'']</ref> | + | |Celebrated porn lawyer and [[MSNBC]] analyst. Prominent Democrat party spokesman. Accused woman beater,<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/breaking-michael-avenatti-arrested-on-felony-domestic-violence-charges-against-his-estranged-wife/</ref> embezzler, [[extortion]]ist and tax cheat. Faces 482 years in prison. Racist. Avenatti told [[Time magazine]] the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee: "I think it better to be a white male."<ref>http://time.com/5434317/michael-avenatti/</ref> [[CBS]] reported, "He said the party's nominee in 2020 "better be a white male" like him, because "when you have a white male making the arguments, they carry more weight."<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/avenatti-fires-back-at-senate-republicans-over-potential-criminal-probe/ CBS EVENING NEWS BY NANCY CORDES / CBS NEWS / OCTOBER 25 2018]</ref> Withdrew amidst a multitude of personal, professional, ethical and legal problems.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180523124113/https://biglawbusiness.com/media-storm-raises-legal-ethics-questions-for-stormys-lawyer/ Media Storm Raises Legal Ethics Questions for Stormy’s Lawyer, Bloomberg]</ref><ref>[https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/26/michael-avenatti-accused-outright-fraud-new-fbi-re/ Avenatti accused of 'outright fraud' in new FBI referral, Washington Times]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-avenatti-lived-the-high-life-while-owing-millions-to-irs Michael Avenatti Lived the High Life While Owing Millions to IRS, ''The Daily Heast'']</ref> |