Behind The Epic Fall Of Michael Avenatti

Grim Logic of Money • Medicare for All • Stephen Miller Gets Married [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( Behind The Epic Fall Of Michael Avenatti Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Early voting is underway in Nevada, where turnout is high and Bernie Sanders is [the favorite](. He’ll hit the CNN town hall stage tonight, along with Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar. Meanwhile, in counter-programming, Donald Trump will head to Las Vegas on the eve of the Democratic caucuses. A couple years ago, cable news junkies might’ve imagined Michael Avenatti mixing it up in 2020. Instead, the Stormy Daniels lawyer and Trump antagonist was convicted Friday of trying to extort Nike. Emily Jane Fox, who spoke to Avenatti last year about his [Icarus-like fall](, writes from the courtroom about how he wove an “impressive, compelling tale about himself...only to see it unravel so swiftly, so publicly, so completely.” We hope you’re enjoying what you are reading. Have a great day! [Image may contain: Human, Person, Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Clothing, Apparel, Coat, Overcoat, Suit, and Pedestrian]( [“I Want To Be Really F--King Clear”: The Epic, Inconceivable, Totally, Predictable Fall Of Michael Avenatti]( By [Emily Jane Fox]( [From hyperaggressive Trump antagonist, cable-news superstar, and possible presidential candidate to convicted felon (in the current case, he could be sentenced to 40 years in prison) in two years—knowing Avenatti, it makes a weird kind of sense.]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [John Oliver Kicks Off New Season of Last Week Tonight With Thorough Endorsement Of Medicare For All]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [“With guac” may become a term that haunts Pete Buttigieg.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [The Grim Logic Of Money Makes Bernie And Bloomberg The Only Candidates Who Matter]( By [Peter Hamby]( [Only two candidates (and possibly, Mayor Pete) can muster the huge sums necessary for Super Tuesday and beyond. But zombie candidacies may slog on.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [Is The Democratic Party Dumber Than Trump?]( By [Nick Bilton]( [Vanity Fair’s Emily Jane Fox dissects the flubs and pitfalls of the Democratic field and catches up with Michael Avenatti at his trial.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [Trump Attends Stephen Miller’s Wedding White Criticizing Its Timing]( By [Jordan Hoffman]( [You’ll never guess which hotel chain held the event.]( [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2020 Condé Nast