It seems like only yesterday when Stormy Daniels’ heroic lawyer Michael Avenatti was bemoaning being “personally attacked”:
Never before has an ATTY in a lawsuit been personally attacked to this degree on issues that have nothing to do with the lawsuit or who he reps. My personal life, businesses, past clients, etc. have nothing to do with the current cases and the facts of those cases. #Desperate
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 21, 2018
So stunning and brave, that Michael Avenatti. Or … not.
Area lawyer unfamiliar with the concept of credibility. https://t.co/LLXiSA1mOK
— neontaster (@neontaster) May 22, 2018
Fast-forward to today:
I too am outraged that a federal court ruled against you and that you didn’t pay your taxes https://t.co/XY9Xp7TeqR
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 22, 2018
Say what, now?
Breaking: Avenatti law firm hit today with $10 million judgment in US Bankruptcy Court. Justice Dept lawyer says Avenatti also defaulted on back taxes he’d agreed to pay. Story ahead.
— Michael Finnegan (@finneganLAT) May 22, 2018
Whoops!
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/998988166228004865
Judge told him #basta https://t.co/OiT4ipG2rg
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) May 22, 2018
#BastaBigHouse https://t.co/XUW1MtJtUR
— Heather Champion (@winningatmylife) May 22, 2018
Basta? More like BUSTED.
Hold on.
Are you saying that scam artis… I mean super-serious lawyer on TV 24/7 is a deadbeat?
NO.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 22, 2018
Hey maybe we have a clearer understanding of why he’s trying to be the next Gloria Allred https://t.co/3hzsDElVgN
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 22, 2018
It all makes sense now.
But let Michael Avenatti be clear: There’s nothing to see here. It’s nonsense. Nonsense!
Nonsense. Completely different law firm – no ties to Daniels case. Irrelevant. Over blown. Sensational reporting at its finest. Check the facts next time please and report accurately.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 22, 2018
He’s being persecuted, dammit!
An unprecedented vicious attack on our first amendment and the people who risk their lives to preserve the very freedoms and institutions that ensure our democratic republic. https://t.co/eRQCLATOa1
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 22, 2018
At this point I would be surprised if the Avenatti and Trump accounts *aren't* run by the same person
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) May 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/998991350514225152
A lesser man would buckle under this kind of pressure. But not Michael Avenatti. He’s going to fight to save his sterling reputation, even if it kills him. And it very well might if he keeps spinning at this pace.
Poor Avenatti being smeared by the right wing ideologues at the Los Angeles Times. https://t.co/y0oCugRKtK
— neontaster (@neontaster) May 22, 2018
Someone is engaged in bizarre panicky damage control. pic.twitter.com/K01TnM459W
— neontaster (@neontaster) May 22, 2018
Who said it was related to Stormy Daniels?
— Robin Abcarian (@AbcarianLAT) May 22, 2018
I like the part where the reporter never mentions the Daniels case or which firm. https://t.co/8FwZAqPOfG
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 22, 2018
Notice the wording. “No ties to Daniels case” … “overblown”
Not that it’s not connected to him. He’s trying to isolate the firm from his cash cow case.
The “Avenatti” in “Eagan Avenatti” is indeed him. https://t.co/uClO4BXFwt
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 22, 2018
Bless his heart.
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/998989791302770688
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/998990036426285062
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Update:
Michael Avenatti calls an @latimes writeup of the recent $10 million judgement against Avenatti's law firm "irrelevant" and "sensational reporting at its finest."https://t.co/xFkKyWjz8z pic.twitter.com/c0DFqj8Jma
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) May 22, 2018
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Update:
.@finneganLAT’s tweet about a $10M judgement against Avenatti’s law firm makes sense. Under the terms Avenatti agreed to “a $10M unsecured claim” would be held against him if he failed to pay the first installment of $2M to Frank, an ex partner he is trying to stiff. What a mess! https://t.co/Su1uKsPvo6
— Richard Armande Mills (RAM) (@RAMRANTS) May 22, 2018