Michael Avenatti charged with extortion/conspiracy..whooo boy

[SoCalDem]

Needs to change his name to Icarus

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-to-be-charged-with-wire-and-bank-fraud.html

Stormy Daniels’ ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion scheme against Nike, embezzling client’s money, defrauding bank
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Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti is arrested on charges of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to reveal negative publicity.
Avenatti also is charged in a separate federal case of embezzling a client’s money “in order to pay his own expense and debts,” and of “defrauding a bank in Mississippi.”
Avenatti had represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen related to a nondisclosure agreement she had signed on the eve of the 2016 presidential election to keep quiet about her alleged affair with Trump.

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Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion attempt against Nike
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti was arrested Monday on charges of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to reveal claims of misconduct by company employees.

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Daniels replaced Avenatti as her lawyer earlier this month after a fallout with him.


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[BannonsLiver]

1. He would have made a better president than Obama

Because he is a “fighter”. This was what I was told by a poster here at the height of the DU Avenatti love fest.

It sounded batshit crazy even then, and now it seems even more so.

[SoCalDem]

3. I got a "feeling" about him from the start

He had a "presence", but seemed shady...

[BannonsLiver]

5. Most people with even a scintilla of street smarts saw him for the grifter he is.

[theboss]

4. Here's a fun thread...

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100210827863#post6

[Tipperary]

16. Yeah, I got attacked because I said he was cut from the same cloth as rump.

Time will always tell.

[BannonsLiver]

24. You nailed that dead to rights.

[gldstwmn]

2. This is going to be an interesting one to watch. n/t

[lame54]

6. Who is Trump going to root for

[CincyDem]

7. I'm sure it was no coincidence that he made this call on earnings day...

...when NKE stock hit it's all time high of 88/share. And then it feel after the earnings announcement, trimming about $11 billion from the company's market cap.

If you wanted to sell against a stock, earnings day is one of the best choices because there's so much volume on the announcement. And I wonder if DoJ has any visibility to Mr. A's brokerage account. Won't look good if he was shorting NKE going into earnings.

[DirtEdonE]

8. Sounds like the kind of bullshit pootin would pull

I'm so surprised.

[Codeine]

13. Translation? nt

[DirtEdonE]

14. pootin has charges ready for everyone

After that, it's just a matter of whether he wants to press the charges - based on behavior of the suspect, of course.

trump is doing the same thing. Expect anyone who crosses him to have suddenly been under investigation for some time with charges pending.

LOCK THEM UP! isn't just a trump rally slogan.

[Celerity]

15. huh?

Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti is arrested on charges of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to reveal negative publicity.
Avenatti also is charged in a separate federal case of embezzling a client’s money “in order to pay his own expense and debts,” and of “defrauding a bank in Mississippi.”

what does that have to do with a Putin set up?

[Tipperary]

17. Nothing whatsoever.

These conspiracy theories, lol.

[DirtEdonE]

18. Well - the asshole sitting in the White House

and his kids are guilty of worse financial crimes than Avenatti yet the special counsel couldn't find a way to recommend any further indictments.

Yet Avenatti, days afterward, is suddenly arrested for the same type of "crimes" - some of which, when "perpetrated" by other attorneys, are called prepping for a settlement prior to a lawsuit.

But I guess it all depends on who makes the laws. Then it depends on who enforces the laws.

Right now, like pootin, trump is making and enforcing the laws.

I just find it unusual that all this began the same time mueller tacitly exonerated trump. They went after Avenatti once and it turned out to be bogus. Some people here cheered then. Some people are cheering now. I don't get it.

[Celerity]

19. If Avennati goes down it has nothing to do anyone but himself, Putin/Trump

didn't make him (apparently blatantly and stupidly) try to blackmail Nike and/or embezzle money.

Also, I am waiting to see the full Mueller report, there is ZERO chance it fully exonerates Rump and all his goons, and I also think Mueller handed off some hardcore evidence to other jurisdictions.

[DirtEdonE]

20. It's America 2019. I trust no one and nothing.

It's all either part of the plot or part of a diversion at this point.

[Celerity]

21. no way I am going through life that paranoid, but you are welcome to

[DirtEdonE]

23. It's not paranoia when they really are after you.

[Gothmog]

9. Avenatti is "financially unable to employ counsel" and will be represented by Federal Defenders.

Link to tweet

[SoCalDem]

10. amazing

[librechik]

11. he's dead to me

lawyers!

[UniteFightBack]

12. Well I'm glad he blew up rumps spot before he blew up his own spot. Took one skank to 'catch'

another.

Michael...your job is done and boy....you on your own now.

[ismnotwasm]

22. He's always been shady

It didn’t take but 5 minutes of research to realize that.

But he sure was a lot of fun when he was pulling Trumps chain. I hope he gets in a position to do it again actually.