Topic: Michael Avenatti

Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti called into MSNBC from prison to discuss Donald Trump's upcoming hush money trial in New York. Avenatti expressed skepticism about the strength of the prosecution's case, calling it the "wrong case at the wrong time." Owen Shroyer questions why Avenatti is allowed to conduct media interviews while other prisoners are held in solitary confinement.

Robert Barnes compares the Trump hush money case to David Letterman's past experience with extortion, where the extorter was prosecuted rather than the victim. Barnes points out that Stormy Daniels' former lawyer, Michael Avenatti, is currently in prison for extorting Nike. The segment argues that the Manhattan DA is ignoring an obvious extortion scheme to target Trump for a non-existent crime.

The host revisited the firing of USA Today reporter Gabrielle Miranda for fabricating sources, comparing her to other "fake news" figures like Michael Avenatti. Avenatti, once a media favorite, recently pleaded guilty to fraud and tax charges in California, which the host cited as evidence of the corruption within the liberal establishment.

Stormy Daniels has been ordered to pay Donald Trump $300,000 following a failed defamation appeal, a sum she reportedly received from her former lawyer Michael Avenatti. In a separate legal development, the DOJ inadvertently published a list of 121 clients associated with the Sarah Lawrence sex cult. Shroyer claims these lists expose the "debauched" nature of the New York political and corporate elite.