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| | Avenatti is best known as an expert analyst and consultant appearing on [[MSNBC]]. Avenatti expressed his inherent [[racism]] in a candid interview with [[Time magazine]] about the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee: "I think it better to be a white male."<ref>http://time.com/5434317/michael-avenatti/</ref> Avenatii's claim of being taken out of context has been debunked.<ref>"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." He later said that statement was misquoted and taken out of context. A transcript of the interview shows they were not." [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> He became an enthusiastic supporter of notorious [[segregation]]ist and racist [[Joe Biden]] when Biden announced his candidacy for the [[Democratic Party]] presidential nomination in the Spring of 2019.<!--The [[mainstream media]] adored him before he self-destructed.<ref>Rutz, David (April 12, 2019). [https://freebeacon.com/politics/that-time-the-media-dubbed-michael-avenatti-savior-of-the-republic/ That Time the Media Dubbed Michael Avenatti ‘Savior of the Republic’]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved April 15, 2019.</ref>--> | | Avenatti is best known as an expert analyst and consultant appearing on [[MSNBC]]. Avenatti expressed his inherent [[racism]] in a candid interview with [[Time magazine]] about the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee: "I think it better to be a white male."<ref>http://time.com/5434317/michael-avenatti/</ref> Avenatii's claim of being taken out of context has been debunked.<ref>"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." He later said that statement was misquoted and taken out of context. A transcript of the interview shows they were not." [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> He became an enthusiastic supporter of notorious [[segregation]]ist and racist [[Joe Biden]] when Biden announced his candidacy for the [[Democratic Party]] presidential nomination in the Spring of 2019.<!--The [[mainstream media]] adored him before he self-destructed.<ref>Rutz, David (April 12, 2019). [https://freebeacon.com/politics/that-time-the-media-dubbed-michael-avenatti-savior-of-the-republic/ That Time the Media Dubbed Michael Avenatti ‘Savior of the Republic’]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved April 15, 2019.</ref>--> |
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| − | Avenatti, who has a reputation for exploiting women,<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/09/13/tucker_carlson_vs_michael_avenatti_why_are_you_exploiting_stormy_daniels_shes_stripping_you_wear_1000_suits.html]</ref> was arrested for [[felony]] [[domestic violence]] in November 2018.<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/breaking-michael-avenatti-arrested-on-felony-domestic-violence-charges-against-his-estranged-wife/</ref><ref>Atkinson, Khorri (April 30, 2019). [https://www.axios.com/timeline-michael-avenatti-9bc0adb4-b8ae-460a-9219-a15bf8659a69.html Timeline: The rise and fall of Michael Avenatti]. ''Axios''. Retrieved April 30, 2019.</ref> | + | Avenatti, who has a reputation for exploiting women,<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/09/13/tucker_carlson_vs_michael_avenatti_why_are_you_exploiting_stormy_daniels_shes_stripping_you_wear_1000_suits.html]</ref> was arrested for [[felony]] [[domestic violence]] in November 2018.<ref>https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/breaking-michael-avenatti-arrested-on-felony-domestic-violence-charges-against-his-estranged-wife/</ref><ref>Atkinson, Khorri (April 30, 2019). [https://www.axios.com/timeline-michael-avenatti-9bc0adb4-b8ae-460a-9219-a15bf8659a69.html Timeline: The rise and fall of Michael Avenatti]. ''Axios''. Retrieved April 30, 2019.</ref> He was found guilty on all counts on February 14, 2020 in the trial stemming from his attempt to extort $20 million from sports apparel company Nike<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2020/02/14/michael-avenatti-guilty-nike-trial/ Michael Avenatti Found Guilty On All Counts In Nike Extortion Trial] at the Daily Caller</ref> and faces additional criminal trials: One in New York on charges of stealing $300,000 in book proceeds from former client [[Stormy Daniels]], and another in California on a charge of embezzlement of another client. Avenatti stands to face up to 97 years in prison on all charges from the Nike trial and the California embezzlement trial.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-indicted/ Avenatti Facing A Lot Of Years Behind Bars] at the Daily Caller</ref> |
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| | Aventatti called for packing the Supreme Court to 11 in order to turn it into a left-wing rubber stamp, and he also called for impeaching Kavanaugh and possibly [[Neil Gorsuch]].<ref>Swan, Jonathan (September 28, 2018). [https://www.axios.com/michael-avenatti-brett-kavanaugh-fbi-impeachment-11d4e6d9-285e-4372-aca6-83a01d90ad3e.html Avenatti wants “full” FBI Kavanaugh probe to be 2020 litmus test]. ''Axios''. Retrieved September 28, 2018.</ref> | | Aventatti called for packing the Supreme Court to 11 in order to turn it into a left-wing rubber stamp, and he also called for impeaching Kavanaugh and possibly [[Neil Gorsuch]].<ref>Swan, Jonathan (September 28, 2018). [https://www.axios.com/michael-avenatti-brett-kavanaugh-fbi-impeachment-11d4e6d9-285e-4372-aca6-83a01d90ad3e.html Avenatti wants “full” FBI Kavanaugh probe to be 2020 litmus test]. ''Axios''. Retrieved September 28, 2018.</ref> |
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| − | After his failure to convince investigators to take his claims serious, the [[MSNBC]] star challenged Donald Trump Jr to a three round mixed martial arts match in an effort to remain relevent.<ref>https://youtu.be/lir65rFjkwE</ref>--> | + | After his failure to convince investigators to take his claims serious, the [[MSNBC]] star challenged Donald Trump Jr. to a three round mixed martial arts match in an effort to remain relevent.<ref>https://youtu.be/lir65rFjkwE</ref>--> |
| | When the Committee investigated the allegations, Avenatti made materially false and misleading claims to the Committee Counsel. The third accuser, Julie Swetnick, a former client of Debra Katz, made a sworn statement to the Committee on September 23. | | When the Committee investigated the allegations, Avenatti made materially false and misleading claims to the Committee Counsel. The third accuser, Julie Swetnick, a former client of Debra Katz, made a sworn statement to the Committee on September 23. |
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| − | Avenatti received illegal raw [[FISA]] data related to [[Donald Trump]] attorney [[Michael Cohen]] from the [[Obama administration]]. While conducting illegal FISA [[surveillance]] on the [[2016 Trump campaign]] in search of [[Russia collusion]], the Obama [[FBI]] only discovered a payment of $130,000 Cohen made to a prostitute, [[Stormy Daniels]]. The information was turned over to Avenatti to pursue civil action on behalf of the woman so as to mask Obama's illegal domestic spying and meddling in the [[2016 presidential election]]. | + | Avenatti received illegal raw [[FISA]] data related to [[Donald Trump]] attorney [[Michael Cohen]] from the [[Obama administration]]. While conducting illegal FISA [[surveillance]] on the [[2016 Trump campaign]] in search of [[Russia collusion]], the Obama [[FBI]] only discovered a payment of $130,000 Cohen made to a prostitute, Stormy Daniels. The information was turned over to Avenatti to pursue civil action on behalf of the woman so as to mask Obama's illegal domestic spying and meddling in the [[2016 presidential election]]. |
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| | Judge [[Kimba Woods]] instructed Avenatti that his TV "publicity tour" endangered Michael Cohen's right to a fair trial.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2018/06/04/judge-tells-avenatti-publicity-tour-endangering-michael-cohens-right-fair-trial/</ref> | | Judge [[Kimba Woods]] instructed Avenatti that his TV "publicity tour" endangered Michael Cohen's right to a fair trial.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2018/06/04/judge-tells-avenatti-publicity-tour-endangering-michael-cohens-right-fair-trial/</ref> |