10 Other Criminals Who Deserve a Pardon From Joe Biden

President Joe Biden pardoned his crackhead son Hunter Biden earlier this week despite repeatedly claiming he would not. The announcement came as a shock to the handful of Americans who believed (without evidence) the president was an honest and principled politician committed to upholding the rule of law. Biden's decision to pardon Hunter—after lying about it for months—has thoroughly embarrassed these idiots, and suggests the president, sometimes referred to as "Sleepy Joe," has zero f—s left to give with just a few weeks left in his term. We can't wait to see which degenerate criminals Biden will pardon next. In the meantime, here are 10 humble suggestions we hope he'll consider.

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Stormy Daniels' former attorney releases scathing statement in response to her testimony against Trump



Porn actress Stormy Daniels was called to the stand on Tuesday by the prosecution in the New York criminal case against former President Donald Trump.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) charged Trump with 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records in an attempt to conceal a $130,000 so-called "hush money" payment to Daniels, who claimed the two had an affair. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied Daniels' allegations.

On Tuesday, Daniels told the jury that she "blacked out" during the alleged sexual encounter with Trump.

"I just think I blacked out. I was not drugged. I was not drunk. I just don't remember," Daniels testified. "I told very few people that we had actually had sex, because I felt ashamed that I didn't stop it."

Daniels also claimed that there was an "imbalance of power" because Trump was "bigger" than her. She noted that she "was not threatened verbally or physically."

Trump's legal team requested a mistrial Tuesday, claiming that during her direct examination, Daniels told a story that differed from her previous public statements, Blaze News previously reported.

"How can DA Bragg possibly rely on the testimony of Daniels, who is herself guilty of fraud and recently falsifying business records to cover-up a crime?" Michael Avenatti questioned.

Todd Blanche, an attorney for Trump, told acting Justice Juan Merchan, "A lot of the testimony that this witness talked about today is way different than the story she was peddling in 2016."

"She talked about a consensual encounter with President Trump that she was trying to sell ... and that's not the story she told today," he stated. "But now we've heard it. And it is an issue. How can you unring the bell?"

Merchan rejected the request for a mistrial but agreed that Daniels had provided unnecessary details.

During the cross-examination, Trump's attorney Susan Nucheles asked Daniels, "Am I correct that you hate President Trump?"

"Yes," she replied.

Following Daniels' testimony, her former attorney Michael Avenatti posted a scathing statement on X. Avenatti, who had been disbarred and is currently serving time in a federal penitentiary, claimed Daniels had committed the same crime Trump was being accused of in the case.

He explained that he was contacted last year by a producer working on a documentary about Daniels. He had considered participating in the documentary until he learned that Daniels was getting paid for it, calling it "a clear indication to me that the project lacked integrity, would be one-sided, and controlled by Daniels."

Additionally, Avenatti claimed that the producer told him that Daniels was going to be "secretly paid" to hide the money because "she owed Trump hundreds of thousands of dollars" following a defamation suit.

"Among other things, [the producer] told me that they had fictionally 'optioned' the rights to Daniels' book and then routed the money Daniels demanded through a fabricated 'trust' that had been set-up in the name of Daniels' daughter — all to hide the money from Trump and avoid paying the judgment," Avenatti wrote.

He added that if the information he was told was accurate, "How can DA Bragg possibly rely on the testimony of Daniels, who is herself guilty of fraud and recently falsifying business records to cover-up a crime (i.e. fraudulent transfer and wire fraud)?"

"Further, will DA Bragg or others be promptly filing criminal charges against Daniels or others involved in this scheme?" Avenatti asked.

The producer did not respond to a request for comment from Just the News.

There are three court orders demanding Daniels pay Trump $560,000 in legal fees.

During her testimony on Tuesday, she told Trump's legal team that she had "chosen not to pay while it's still pending."

Avenatti told the New York Post last month that he would be willing to testify for the defense. He stated that he has been in talks with Trump's attorneys.

"I'd be more than happy to testify, I don't know that I will be called to testify," he told the Post.

Avenatti is currently serving a 19-year jail sentence for extortion, tax evasion, fraud, embezzlement, and other federal offenses.

"There's no question [the trial] is politically motivated because they're concerned that he may be reelected," he told the Post. "If the defendant was anyone other than Donald Trump, this case would not have been brought at this time, and for the government to attempt to bring this case and convict him in an effort to prevent tens of millions of people from voting for him, I think it's just flat out wrong, and atrocious."

"I'm really bothered by the fact that Trump, in my view, has been targeted. Four cases is just over the top and I think there's a significant chance that this is going to all backfire and is going to propel him to the White House," Avenatti continued. "Depending on what happens, this could constitute pouring jet fuel on his campaign."

He further claimed that Daniels is "going to say whatever she believes is going to" help her and allow her to put "more money in her pocket."

Avenatti stated that he wished he never met Daniels.

"If Stormy Daniels lips are moving, she's lying for money," he added.

In response to Avenatti's comments to the Post, Daniels told the news outlet that the disbarred attorney is a "lunatic" and a "scumbag."

"I was about to say that I also wish I'd never met him but I'm actually glad because I'm the one that helped convict him so he couldn't steal from even more unsuspecting clients," Daniels told the Post.

During Tuesday's cross-examination, Trump's attorney asked Daniels whether it is true that she is "hiding" her assets to avoid paying the judgment against her. She denied the claim and denied setting up a trust for her daughter.

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‘More Than Happy To Testify’: Michael Avenatti Says He’s In Contact With Trump Defense Team: REPORT

'I’m really bothered by the fact that Trump, in my view, has been targeted,' Avenatti said

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels' disgraced ex-lawyer, fails again, this time proving unable to overturn Nike extortion conviction



Disgraced lawyer and repeat MSNBC guest Michael Avenatti has done a lot of losing since threatening to run for president. Avenatti's latest effort to arrest that trend proved unsuccessful Wednesday, as his attempt to shorten his 19-year prison stint was rejected by a federal appeals court.

In June 2022, Avenatti was sentenced to four years behind bars for defrauding his porn star client Stormy Daniels out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Then, just a few months later, he was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for tax and wire fraud, having both stolen millions from his clients and failed to pay taxes for a coffee chain he owned.

"Michael Avenatti was a corrupt lawyer who claimed he was fighting for the little guy. In fact, he only cared about his own selfish interests," said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada.

Years earlier — not long after receiving gratuitous praise from the likes of liberal talking heads Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert, and Lawrence O'Donnell and being hit with an accusation of domestic abuse for which he was not ultimately charged — Avenatti was found guilty on three felony charges in his Nike-related fraud and extortion case.

He was arrested on March 25, 2019, for threatening to damage the shoe company's reputation and tank its stock price if it refused to pay millions of dollars to him and his client, former Amateur Athletic Union basketball coach Gary Franklin.

Avenatti indicated on Twitter just before his arrest that he had planned to hold "a press conference to disclose a major high school/college basketball scandal" the next day.

Court documents indicated he told Nike reps, "I'm not f***ing around with this, and I'm not continuing to play games. ... You guys know enough now to know you've got a serious problem. And it's worth more in exposure to me to just blow the lid on this thing. A few million dollars doesn't move the needle for me," reported NBC News.

He demanded the company pay him up to $25 million to conduct a probe plus another $1.5 million to compensate his client.

Around the time he was cooking up his extortion scheme, the CNN regular had accrued at least $11 million of debt and recently gone through a divorce.

He was ultimately charged and convicted of conspiracy to commit extortion, transmission of interstate communications with intent to extort, and extortion, then sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and ordered to pay $260,000 in restitution.

In January, Avenatti asked the U.S. Second Circuit Court to overturn the verdict.

In an appellate brief, he suggested that "the evidence failed to establish wrongfulness. An investigation would have served Franklin’s objectives and, in seeking to conduct one, Avenatti did not disobey any of his client's instructions or impair his client’s rights, in particular because any settlement would have required Franklin’s consent. ... More fundamentally, an attorney does not commit criminal extortion by pairing a threat of economic harm with a request for compensation."

Reuters reported that in a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan rejected Avenatti's claims about the evidence supposedly failing to support his conviction. The court minced no words, concluding his challenges were "meritless."

Contrary to Avenatti's contentions, the court indicated:

  • the "trial evidence was sufficient to support [his] conviction for the two charged extortion counts because a reasonable jury could find therefrom that Avenatti's threat to injure Nike's reputation and financial position was wrongful";
  • the "trial evidence was sufficient to support Avenatti's conviction for honest-services fraud because a reasonable jury could find therefrom that Avenatti solicited a bribe from Nike in the form of a quid pro quo"; and
  • the "district court adequately instructed the jury on an attorney's authority to act for his client, both generally and specifically as pertains to settling claims."

The 52-year-old in whom some Democrats once saw a future president will remain incarcerated at a federal prison near Los Angeles well into the 2030s.

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Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Might Run for Congress as a Democrat

Convicted felon and former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is considering running for Congress as a Democrat, possibly challenging high-ranking Rep. Jerry Nadler (D., N.Y.).

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5 Celebrity Criminals the New York Times Should Profile Next

The New York Times should publish more empathetic profiles of liberal celebrities with justice-system involvement. Here are five options.

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Democrats’ Banana-Republic Persecution Of Donald Trump Must Meet A Republican Response

This is the equivalent of a nationally televised jaywalking arrest to humiliate a person due solely to personal hate.

Breaking: Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison for wire and tax fraud



Attorney Michael Avenatti, whose name was floated as a potential presidential nominee, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for tax and wire fraud.

Avenatti became nationally known when he attacked former President Donald Trump after representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who accused Trump of paying her off in order to keep quiet about an alleged extramarital affair. He was later convicted of trying to extort millions of dollars from the Nike shoe company.

On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for California released a statement detailing the sentence against the attorney. Avenatti pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to his efforts to obstruct the IRS from collecting $3 million from a coffee business he owned. He also admitted to stealing millions from his clients.

The statement noted one of Avenatti's victims was a paraplegic with mental health issues.

He was also ordered to pay $10.8 million in restitution to the IRS and four of his clients.

“Michael Avenatti was a corrupt lawyer who claimed he was fighting for the little guy. In fact, he only cared about his own selfish interests,” said U.S. attorney Martin Estrada.

“He stole millions of dollars from his clients – all to finance his extravagant lifestyle that included a private jet and race cars," he added. "As a result of his illegal acts, he has lost his right to practice law in California, and now he will serve a richly deserved prison sentence.”

The statement said Avenatti stole approximately $7.6 million from the four clients.

Avenatti was inexplicably touted by many in the media as a possible Democratic presidential nominee because of his caustic public attacks on Trump.

The 51-year-old attorney had been previously sentenced to 5 years for stealing from Daniels and for his extortion scheme against Nike.

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Former CNN Personality Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 14 More Years for Fraud

Michael Avenatti, the former CNN personality and onetime Democratic presidential frontrunner who is currently serving prison time for multiple felony convictions, on Monday was sentenced again in Southern California to 14 more years.

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Analysis: What in the Actual F— Is Wrong With These People?

You can't make this up. Earlier this month, some dough-faced dork named Sam Bankman-Fried—an MIT grad and son of Stanford law professors—vaporized the GDP of a small country after successfully conning the entire world of so-called educated elites.

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