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16. He worked for Rahm Emanuel while in law school

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2018, 10:30 PM

May 2018

While in college and later in law school, Avenatti worked at a political opposition and media firm, The Research Group, run by Rahm Emanuel (later White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, and mayor of Chicago).[21] Avenatti worked on over 150 campaigns in 42 states, including multiple gubernatorial and congressional campaigns and Joe Biden’s U.S. Senate campaign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Avenatti#Early_years

But he does not need anyone to fund him. He's won a lot of big cases with huge monetary payoffs:
$10 million from Paris Hilton
$40 million embezzlement lawsuit involving KPMG
an April 2017 $454 million verdict after a jury trial in Federal Court in Los Angeles in a fraud case against Kimberly-Clark and Halyard Health (later reduced to a $21.7 million dollar verdict upon appeal)
$80.5 million class-action settlement against Service Corporation International
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Avenatti#Legal_career

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I don't know who, But I really believe Avenatti is in league with persons high on our side [View all] Stinky The Clown May 2018 OP

Look up his cases he's a heavy hitter MattP May 2018 #1

I know he's a heavy hitter. I am aware of his cases. None come close to the game he's playing now. Stinky The Clown May 2018 #4

well, he overtly denied being funded by a liberal groups or similar tonight... hlthe2b May 2018 #2

Not watching TV tonight. When was this? Stinky The Clown May 2018 #8

I'm not saying he's working with aliens, but... .99center May 2018 #11

Rachel's show.. she asked him if he was billing Stormy for all of his legal services. hlthe2b May 2018 #12

He also said crowd sourced funding is coming in. spooky3 May 2018 #14

I've contributed...he does not advertize it much though.. HipChick May 2018 #20

Exactly...which tells you a lot! Laura PourMeADrink May 2018 #24

yes, this is the first i've heard of it--he was answering Rachel's q about who was paying his team. spooky3 May 2018 #25

That's currently under appeal iirc. OnDoutside May 2018 #43

I'm sure it is... hlthe2b May 2018 #44

It's not GoFundMe, it's the CrowdJustice.org funding page. SunSeeker May 2018 #21

From what Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #29

People like those behind the birther movement? Why bring up swiftboaters applegrove May 2018 #3

You misunderstood my point Stinky The Clown May 2018 #6

We're cool. applegrove May 2018 #34

I doubt it manor321 May 2018 #5

I don't think he knew where the evidence would lead him and now he is there so he keeps going world wide wally May 2018 #35

Lawyers do pro bono work. He has a lot of high profile cases. Sophia4 May 2018 #7

I agree on that point. I think he truly has her best interest in mind. Stinky The Clown May 2018 #9

I think he has the best interests of teh country in mind as well. He worked on Biden's campaign Amaryllis May 2018 #47

Agree canetoad May 2018 #10

Find out how and why Stormy Daniels left her other lawyer for him GusBob May 2018 #13

You mean the lawyer leftynyc May 2018 #45

I read somewhere his net worth is around $20 millions. drray23 May 2018 #15

He worked for Rahm Emanuel while in law school csziggy May 2018 #16

I've been posting that for a while now. He is an impressive guy. Stinky The Clown May 2018 #18

On Lawrence the point was made that Avenatti's digging flamingdem May 2018 #17

Maybe by design to flush out certain bad actors njhoneybadger May 2018 #30

I suspect he is being very careful not to do this YessirAtsaFact May 2018 #36

So they're leaking? B2G May 2018 #39

He's not oberliner May 2018 #19

The hero B2G May 2018 #27

It is like he is defending me for a traffic ticket and he Laura PourMeADrink May 2018 #22

The $400,000 they raised certainly helps. Izzy Blue May 2018 #23

I think it's Jesus. Yes, we have Jesus on our side ProudLib72 May 2018 #26

im just glad hes on our side samnsara May 2018 #28

It seems like he's in it for more than Stormy. njhoneybadger May 2018 #31

Or maybe Stormy is in it for more than just money. shanny May 2018 #38

Lets not kid ourselves genxlib May 2018 #32

This Lisa0825 May 2018 #37

Very good point. BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #42

Recommended. H2O Man May 2018 #33

The kind of thing Larry Flint would do, except he'd publicize it. nt wiggs May 2018 #40

He's definitely on our side. Tatiana May 2018 #41

Bill Maher asked him point blank if he harbored potential political aspirations... Pluvious May 2018 #46