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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>-->

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 extortion attempt against 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 faced 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 faced up to 97 years in prison on all charges from the Nike [[extortion]] case 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> and requested his [[white privilege]] be factored into sentencing.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/10/avenatti-epic-fall-public-shaming-sentence/</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 extortion attempt against 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 faced 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 faced up to 97 years in prison on all charges from the Nike [[extortion]] case 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> and requested his [[white privilege]] be factored into sentencing.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/10/avenatti-epic-fall-public-shaming-sentence/</ref>  Avenatti was sentenced to two and a half years.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/michael-avenatti-sentenced-two-and-a-half-years-prison</ref>

==2020 presidential election==

==2020 presidential election==