# Avenatti Presidential campaign 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 15, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984 "2020-02-15T17:51:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984/1 "2020-02-15T17:51:16Z")
What?? I just woke up from a two year coma. How’s it going? ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984/2 "2020-02-15T18:03:15Z")
Well, he’s indicted for something… ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984/3 "2020-02-15T18:07:07Z")
I don’t know the details, but he is convicted of trying to extort Nike. C’mon, who hasn’t tried that? ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984/4 "2020-02-15T18:14:25Z")
I never thought about it but he seems on track for 2024. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984/5 "2020-02-15T18:44:11Z")
The current president also fucked Stormy Daniels, so Avenatti’s got that going for him. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984/6 "2020-02-15T18:56:33Z")
Tucker Carlson talked about this on last nights show. he showed a clip of him interviewing CPl (he calls him Creepy Porn Lawyer) saying how everyone thought he was all that but now is indicted. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984/7 "2020-02-15T19:06:28Z")
> **[Tucker Carlson calls Avenatti ‘creepy porn lawyer’ in heated interview](https://thehill.com/media/406643-avenatti-carlson-spar-on-fox-news/)** > > Michael Avenatti appeared on Fox News’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and engaged in a heated 12-minute verbal knife fight with the namesake host.The lawyer made his first appearance on Carlson’s … ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984/8 "2020-02-15T23:42:58Z")
Imprisoned candidates have run for POTUS (and lost) and lower offices (and won). Too bad no Avenatti Bros are out [del]pimping[/del] campaigning for him. Still, many would rather vote for Avenatti’s vomit than the incumbent. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avenatti-presidential-campaign-2020/847984/9 "2020-02-15T23:52:52Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I don’t know the details, but he is convicted of trying to extort Nike. C’mon, who hasn’t tried that? It was only an attempt, though. I have it on good authority that trying to shake somebody down isn’t a big deal if they get what they are entitled to eventually.