May we always remember and cherish the time Ana Navarro compared Michael Avenatti to the Holy Spirit
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Avenatti could have gotten 40 years. The Judge, a Bush 43 appointee, gave him a shockingly light 30 months, supposedly because he expressed remorse for his crimes. I have been at hundreds of criminal sentencings over the past 39 years, and I can count on one hand the number of times I have seen a criminal defendant not express remorse. Avenatti was an attorney, and he knew precisely what he was doing. He should have received at least a decade. However, this does not end his legal troubles by a long shot, due to his charming habit of allegedly stealing from clients. This was the man being touted as a candidate for the Presidency less than three years ago because Orange Man Bad.
The judge went too light, but he appeared to be angry that well-connected Democratic insider Mark Geragos wasn’t even charged by the DO”J” for his deep involvement in Avenatti’s extortion attempt.
That’s a reasonable point, and simply shows the two-tier federal prosecution system in action. Avenatti does (too little, admittedly) time, Geragos struts around, bulletproof because of his connections.
Judges should not have discretion over sentencing. As for federal prosecutors, fire every last one of them and screen potential replacements with the MMPI.