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Danraft wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:02 pm Yeah, count me in as a person who, at minimum, considered him a useful charismatic character that seemed to know how to get under Trump’s skin.

Now, he’s just a another slimy, unprofessional, self-serving hack.

RVInit wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:29 pm

Danraft wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:02 pm Yeah, count me in as a person who, at minimum, considered him a useful charismatic character that seemed to know how to get under Trump’s skin.

Now, he’s just a another slimy, unprofessional, self-serving hack.

I enjoyed the fact that he was as getting under Trump humper skin. But yeah, I agree that other than the entertainment he is a sleaze. I was horrified that some people wanted him to run for President.

Danraft wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:02 pm Yeah, count me in as a person who, at minimum, considered him a useful charismatic character that seemed to know how to get under Trump’s skin.

Now, he’s just a another slimy, unprofessional, self-serving hack.

Meghann Cuniff
@meghanncuniff
Just filed: Michael Avenatti's sentencing memorandum in his California criminal case. He's asking for six years (72 months).
"...defendant has already been made an example of on a national stage, repeatedly."
Prosecutors' not yet in but should be soon.

Michael Avenatti cited unfavorable discussions about him on social media as he sought to reduce his sentence for misappropriating money from legal clients.

If punishment were wholly or mainly retributive, [public humiliation] might be a weighty factor. In the end, however, it must be a matter of little or no force. Defendant’s notoriety should not in the last analysis serve to lighten, any more than it may be permitted to aggravate, his sentence. The fact that he has been pilloried by journalists is essentially a consequence of the prestige and privileges he enjoyed before he was exposed as a wrongdoer. The long fall from grace was possible only because of the height he had reached. The suffering from loss of public esteem reflects a body of opinion that the esteem had been, in at least some measure, wrongly bestowed and enjoyed. It is not possible to justify the notion that this mode of nonjudicial punishment should be an occasion for lenience not given to a defendant who never basked in such an admiring light at all. The quest for both the appearance and the substance of equal justice prompts the court to discount the thought that the public humiliation serves the function of imprisonment.

Tom Ryan @tomryanlaw wrote: Micheal Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison for ripping off his clients. This 14 year sentence begins AFTER his New York sentences. Judge Selna got it exactly right!

Meghann Cuniff @meghanncuniff wrote: This is big: Judge Selna says Avenatti's 168-month sentence (14 years) is to run consecutive with his New York sentences. A major, major win for prosecutors.

neonzx wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:52 pm So does this end his chances for running for POTUS? (You all remember those brief days, yes? Avenatti was gonna bring Trump DOWN! )

Gupwalla wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 5:04 pm

neonzx wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:52 pm So does this end his chances for running for POTUS? (You all remember those brief days, yes? Avenatti was gonna bring Trump DOWN! )

He’ll miss at least three elections due to being in prison. Maybe four if he is not on his very best behavior.

Of course, there is no requirement that a candidate for US President cannot also be an incarcerated felon; Gene Debs ran one of his campaigns from prison. But he lost, and so will Avenatti if he tries.

bob wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 5:17 pm The ole "Motion for Your Honor to Respectfully STFU."

Michael Avenatti argues to overturn conviction for defrauding Stormy Daniels
Avenatti was convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By Aaron Katersky January 5, 2024, 11:58 AM

Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti deserves to have his conviction overturned because the trial erroneously instructed the jury about the professional duties of lawyers, Avenatti's lawyer argued Friday to a federal appeals court. Avenatti was convicted of aggravated identity theft and is serving prison time for defrauding his best-known client, adult film actress Stormy Daniels, out of the proceeds of her book contract.

On appeal, his defense argued the trial judge added inappropriate and prejudicial instructions to the jury about the seriousness of Avenatti's crime because it represented a breach of a lawyer's ethical duties. "Anytime a judge adds a qualifier is particularly problematic," defense attorney Kendra Hutchinson said Friday during an oral argument before a three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals. "I think this charge should not have been given."

One of the appellate judges questioned whether the jury charge was really inappropriate, given Avenatti's professional responsibilities. "Mr. Avenatti is a lawyer licensed to practice in California," Judge Steven Menashi said. "So he has been trained in these rules." The same judge, however, also questioned whether the trial judge's remarks gave the jury the wrong impression. "If you are getting a pretty lengthy speech about lawyers' duties and a statement about what a particularly serious violation of those duties is and that is relevant to count one then that is inviting the jury to make a decision on count one on the basis of whether Avenatti violated his ethical duties," Menashi said.

Federal prosecutors argued the trial judge's actions were proper. "The judgment of conviction should be affirmed in this case," prosecutor Matthew Podolsky said. "I don't see any argument that the charge on the duties wasn't accurate." "Avenatti stole from his client. He did so to support his own business and fund his own lifestyle. He did so despite presenting himself to the world as his client's champion and defender and despite using that feigned credibility to secure fame and pursue political influence," prosecutors said.

The judge allowed Avenatti to serve about half of his sentence at the same time he serves prison time for extorting Nike. He will spend an extra two and a half years in prison for stealing from Daniels. The judge said the sentence reflected the "abuse of trust" Avenatti demonstrated and a belief he could get away with it because people would believe him over Daniels due to her "unorthodox " career as an adult film actress.

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Michael Avenatti @MichaelAvenatti wrote: We can’t be hypocrites when it comes to the 1st Amendment. It is outrageous that Cohen and Daniels can do countless TV interviews, post on social, & make $$ on bogus documentaries - all by talking shit about Trump - but he’s gagged and threatened with jail if he responds

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:06 pm Who let this guy back on the interwebs?

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Michael Avenatti @MichaelAvenatti wrote: We can’t be hypocrites when it comes to the 1st Amendment. It is outrageous that Cohen and Daniels can do countless TV interviews, post on social, & make $$ on bogus documentaries - all by talking shit about Trump - but he’s gagged and threatened with jail if he responds

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:06 pm Who let this guy back on the interwebs?

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https://x.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/17 ... 93723?s=20

Michael Avenatti @MichaelAvenatti wrote: We can’t be hypocrites when it comes to the 1st Amendment. It is outrageous that Cohen and Daniels can do countless TV interviews, post on social, & make $$ on bogus documentaries - all by talking shit about Trump - but he’s gagged and threatened with jail if he responds