Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/14/michael-avenatti-convicted-of.html
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Hey, you need a “criminal” lawyer, I know a guy…
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Don’t forget to list ‘prospective presidential candidate’ to his bio - given the current situation in Washington the article will make more sense.
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I’m sure Attorney General Barr will want to review this.
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As I recall he had to ask for special consideration from the court for scheduling because he was facing indictments on both coasts. The carbon footprint this man is racking up is an offense in itself.
#CrimeLocal
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Why can’t this guy get a break, say like tRump did? Axe’ing for a friend…
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To think I once actually had hopes that this guy could take Trump down a few notches…
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He’s not the hero we want, he’s not the hero we need…oh, hell, he’s not a hero at all.
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Great case study in “the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.”
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For those who failed to study Poland in 1939. 
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Don’t try to extort ancient Greek goddesses. They’ll seriously fuck your shit up. And one should especially avoid going to trial against the Goddess of Victory: otherwise, you can expect to lose.
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I am sure there is some legalistic distinction between extortion and plea deals, but they look an awful lot alike from outside the self justifying legal system.
But if our plea deal loving legal system convicted him, and just because of who he is, I am sure he crossed the line.
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- The enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy. No more. No less.
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What I want to know is: was Nike actually illegally paying amateur athletes? Now I’m just really freaking curious about that, especially since part of the deal was $25-50 million earmarked by Nike for an internal investigation.
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Maybe? Apparently he alleged Nike was engaged in criminal conduct. Definitely extortion, though.
Oh, that is so me. enemy of my enemy sort of thinking, I suppose.
Who’s Franklin?
Oh snap, they’re onto our paying people thing. Flush the stubs, it’s the auditors!
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