Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from clients

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28. Avenatti and Trump similar in one sense: they're perceived as fighters.

For a lot of people, it's much easier to ignore someone's faults when you sense they're fighting for you. Trump, as awful as he was, was good at cultivating an image of a fighter and because of that, he was able to turn people against his opponents - he created an enemy that HE was fighting against on THEIR behalf. Very similar to Hitler. It's why, even today, Trump still has 30% of the country in the palm of his hand and why his election denialism isn't a dealbreaker because they see it as a war.

Avenatti, in some respects, had a similar approach - fight, fight and fight some more. He did seem like he wasn't afraid to go after Trump and stand up to him and get down and dirty. That was appealing to a lot of liberals who were tired of politicians taking the high road.

There was an appeal there. A very similar appeal that Trump drew from on his side.