Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has rejected filing charges against Avenatti.

[Drunken Irishman]

Link to tweet

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. This

[exboyfil]

2. Strong suggestion

If you see her approaching you, run the other way at top speed.

[skylucy]

3. Kick. I'm very curious about who set up Mr. Avenatti. If it is the same right wing

jerk who tried to go after Mr. Mueller with bogus charges, the guy is definitely a slow learner.

[Kaleva]

5. How about his girlfriend?

[octoberlib]

7. He wasn't set up. He got into a fight with his girlfriend. She got pissed off and filed charges.

[BigmanPigman]

12. I think that was the reason too.

[LakeArenal]

36. Me, too.

[itsrobert]

38. Fight?

as in a physical altercation? What evidence have you seen?

[oberliner]

42. Fight as in argument

Both sides appear to agree that there was a verbal dispute with respect to money.

[forgotmylogin]

56. It sounds like he "dragged her by the arm"

His girlfriend was in bed in a t-shirt and underwear. It sounds like they got in a fight, he wanted her out and ended up dragging her out of the apartment.

Unfortunate and uncool, but it doesn't sound like he was beating her in the manner a serial abuser would.

[FreeState]

60. From my understanding this is false

Avenatti has cameras that recorded the whole thing according to his attorneys who have provided the video to LA PD:

See page 4 of the embedded PDF - Avenatti has cameras in his condo that show the front door from inside:
https://hillreporter.com/michael-avenatti-letter-lapd-domestic-assault-evidence-14987

[forgotmylogin]

61. Well, that's good to hear!

I haven't been keeping up.

[brush]

67. You're repeating TMZ right wing talking points. Why do you think Avenatti...

asked for video footage from building security cameras?

He wanted to prove that none of that dragging happened.

This smacks of what happened to Franken and Ellison. It's almost the exact same script as the Ellison hit job—especially the dragging out of bed.

[Separation]

71. The articles in question even stated

That there were no cameras in the living areas, only outside of the apartment in common areas. So that there is no way that ANY cameras would have caught anything.

[brush]

72. But there were. Avenatti presented them to police. He wasn't charged.

[forgotmylogin]

75. I hadn't read the updates about the video footage.

I am on Avenatti's side if he's innocent.

[Cetacea]

46. The setup was the plethora of lies that TMZ published, I believe

[Kurt V.]

62. sounds right

[Just a Weirdo]

16. Jacob Wohl of Surefire Intelligence

He is about to meet Bubba shortly for a long stretch.

[Volaris]

45. To quote:

'now for Wrath. Now for Ruin...And a red dawn.'

I hope Avenetti utterly wrecks this wannabe ratfucker and in so doing makes an example of him.

It's time for these people to start getting punished for their bullshit...legally as well as politically (I think they're not inseperable or it doesn't work--see Nixon).

[sarcasmo]

64. Jacob A Wohl

[OilemFirchen]

4. In reaction to this, presumably:

Link to tweet

A case presented today by #LosAngeles police involving attorney Michael Avenatti has been referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor filing consideration, the #LACounty District Attorney’s Office announced. @CityAttorneyLA @LAPDHQ #LADAOffice

[Kaleva]

6. Not enough evidence for a felony conviction but maybe enough for a misdemenor?

[OilemFirchen]

15. Domestic battery is a misdemeanor offense in L.A.

"Domestic battery is a misdemeanor and usually involves physical contact that does not involve any injury, such as when there is pushing and shoving between a husband and wife."

From an irrelevant lawyer's website, with my emphasis.

[Kaleva]

18. I think verbal abuse also qualifies for a misdemeanor.

[OilemFirchen]

22. I'm familiar with a similar situation, many years ago.

Don't know how it works in L.A., but that case was resolved in Family Court. The prosecutor had threatened to charge both parties unless they agreed to mediation.

[phleshdef]

17. It could be charges being filed against his accuser for filing a false report.

All that says is that it involves him... doesn't say which side of it involves him. Though you could be correct too. Regardless, this really fell apart as I predicted.

[Kaleva]

21. This article says it's about Avenatti and not his g/F for filing false charges.

"An investigation into Michael Avenatti for alleged domestic violence has been sent to the Los Angeles City Attorney by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, authorities said Wednesday. "

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-avenatti-domestic-violence-case-sent-la-city-attorney-misdemeanor-consideration-1161763

[Bfd]

7. Now go get TMZ, dad David Wohl & his bent sperm kid Jacob.

The Wohl's did the same thing to Robert Mueller.
TMZ is gross & Avenatti's got a personal score to settle.

I wish him complete success.

[4now]

9. And it all comes crumbling down

[Jarqui]

10. From his twitter post

Link to tweet

[CatWoman]

11. well

a lot of people here should feel stupid

[Kaleva]

14. He isn't out of the woods yet. See post #4.

[Just a Weirdo]

19. Insuffienct evidence

Time to attack the Wohls and Levin

[Kaleva]

23. Insufficient evidence for a felony conviction but maybe enough for a misdemeanor conviction

[Just a Weirdo]

26. Disagree

Avenatti has evidence backing him up all the way.

[Kaleva]

29. So he says. I'd rather see the evidence the police have.

[OilemFirchen]

37. They apparently do not have evidence of injury, despite their spokesperson's claim.

If you're not easily offended, here are the graphic photos Miniutti submitted as evidence:









Also, though apropos of nothing except that I find it funny for some reason, here's a photo of her husband:

[hlthe2b]

24. +1

[JonLP24]

13. It looks like not enough for a felony

Michael Avenatti Domestic Violence Case Sent to L.A. City Attorney for Misdemeanor Consideration
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/michael-avenatti-domestic-violence-case-sent-la-city-attorney-misdemeanor-consideration-1161763

[Just a Weirdo]

20. Not enough for a misdemeanor

It will be dropped ultimately

[Hoyt]

25. What I've learned from this -- Avenatti recently had a judgement against him and owes $4.8 million

to his law partner; he owes a ton of money in back taxes; his law firm received an eviction order for over $200K in back rent; he is separated from his second wife; apparently he does not communicate very well with his girlfriend and has failed to workout financial arrangements of their relationship; Stormy Daniels -- Avenatti's client -- has been ordered to pay trump's legal fees in dismissed defamation suit; he has been arrested, booked and bail set for a domestic dispute; he may have hurt Dr. Ford's case against Kavanaugh; and who knows what else.

Doesn't sound like Democratic Presidential material to me; however, I do like how he irritated trump at one time.

[oberliner]

27. Ted Cruz irritated Trump at one time as well

[Tipperary]

30. Yeah, his life seems rather messy.

Unfortunate.

[Kaleva]

31. I don't see how he has any path to the WH.

[Drunken Irishman]

34. Back in 2015, I would've said the same about Trump.

[Kaleva]

47. Well, one could see Tea Party Repubs falling for Trump

[phleshdef]

69. He doesn't. But he is a god damn bulldog against Trump in the meantime.

[Vinca]

41. All small potatoes when you consider Trump's background.

[Hoyt]

52. True. But not what I want running or posturing as a Democrat.

Others likely feel differently.

[Blue Owl]

28. Well well well...

Why am I not surprised?

[ananda]

32. Not surprised.

nt

[Kingofalldems]

33. Avenatti Trump trolls must go back to the drawing board.

Look back to the multiple threads trashing Al Franken last year and the same crowd is involved.

[OnDoutside]

35. +1

[oberliner]

44. Al Franken was a great Democratic Senator who apologized for his actions

"The first thing I want to do is apologize" were literally his first public words on that matter.

Avenatti is a different sort of person altogether - in every possible way.

[Kingofalldems]

57. Interesting post.

Do you remember all over the top Al Franken threads?

[Kaleva]

48. Putting Avenatti in the same class as Franken and Mueller is quite a stretch.

[Kingofalldems]

58. Both Democrats who dared to oppose Trump.

[revmclaren]

50. Yup ...

S.O.B.... Standard Operational Bull$t.

Only! 2019 and beyond.

[RhodeIslandOne]

51. I would not put Al and Avenatti in the same class

But yeah, it's obvious the vested interest of the same certain people, isn't it?

[oberliner]

53. That pesky "believe women" crowd

[RhodeIslandOne]

54. Is that what you call Roger Stone? n/m

[Kingofalldems]

59. They both aggressively went after Trump.

That's the similarity.

[Fuzzpope]

39. Heh..

Naysayers?

Echo?

[OilemFirchen]

40. There are a few upthread.

Cults of personality work both ways - unjustified adulation and equally unjustified hatred.

There's also professional jealousy, but we haven't seen any of that on this thread... yet.

Welcome to DU!

[Kaleva]

49. I see a lot of hero worship.

Same kind of thing on may see at FR for Trump.

[USALiberal]

55. LOL, nice try. nt

[Kaleva]

73. You can laugh but the similarities are striking.

Both believe their hero is a no bullshit taking, afraid of nothing fighter for the cause.

Bankruptcies are pooh-poohed.

Both sides believe there's a vast conspiracy working hard to take their guy down.

Neither is qualified to be president but their supporters believe they are.

Supporters think any accusation against their idol is right off the bat false and their man is above reproach.

Supporters think their guy is in the same league as Teddy Roosevelt, Mueller, Washington, Franken and so on.


.

[pnwmom]

63. So Avenatti was telling the truth all along when he insisted

that no charges had been filed against him.

Whatever the whole truth ever turns out to be, that TMZ story was wrong in almost every particular. I wonder who their source was.

[Cetacea]

43. I heard it was a pillow fight n/t

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

66. City Attorney , Got to wonder who pays

for Miniutti's legal representation. The case of the pillow confrontation. Life in the fast lane in southern California-L.A. fast lane. But if you don't live in L.A. or haven't ever ,you would not know anything about all that. Shortly after Snowden settled in over in Russia and after the elections in Russia, Putin had a phone in ,a ask and answer televised open secession . Snowden called in , had a lot to say, but Putin with a smile on his face said to Snowden ,you same as I, am an agent.

An Agent. Lots of agents of opportunity out there. So what is an agent where it all comes down to Russian interests ? Opportunists are loyal only to the providers of opportunity.


This is not to say it all comes down to that, although that is possible. Oh the days of fine conversation on shores of Santa Monica, where the information highway is endless as does seem the ocean. I don't see Minuitti as a struggling actress working the tables at establishments where important people are known to frequent like others do. The job that pays the rent.


And at the very least this thing jams up Avenatti's PR campaign which is what I think it's all about. So damage, and than damage control.


Life in fast lane and endless complications . But than there is the lay'ed back crowd ! Real California people !

[Kingofalldems]

68. Kick this one.

[brooklynite]

70. Avenatti's people reached out to me just before Election Day, presumably laying ground for 2020...

...should I take the meeting when it comes?

[oberliner]

74. "not surprised by this decision and confident that the misdemeanor charge will be sustained"

Link to tweet

Now, @MareliMiniutti attorney Michael Bachner tells ABC News “We are not surprised by this decision and we are confident that the misdemeanor charge will be sustained.”

[Mike Nelson]

76. Good to hear...

… the hitmen failed. I'm not backing him for President, but he's strong in speaking the truth about Trump. Hope he puts the hitmen out of business.