Ex-media darling Michael Avenatti, once compared to the 'Holy Spirit,' gets additional 14-year prison sentence
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Attorney Michael Avenatti and the media who feted him were subjects of online mockery Monday after he received a 14-year prison sentence for financial crimes.
The news quickly spread across social media, with several users mocking the media for previously floating Avenatti as a presidential candidate with the ability to take down former President Trump. Michael Avenatti speaks to members of the media after leaving federal court on Feb. 4, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, left, stands with her former lawyer Michael Avenatti during a news conference. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) Michael Avenatti, the once high-profile California attorney who regularly taunted then-President Donald Trump, was sentenced to prison for 14 years on Monday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.