Michael Avenatti, bad porn lawyer

So much for merely being a creepy porn lawyer. In a rather predictable 2018 plot twist, it turns out that Michael Avenatti is just a bad one.

U.S. District Judge S. James Otero threw out Stormy Daniels’ defamation case against President Trump today. Not only did Otero rule that Trump’s tweet, accusing Daniels of orchestrating a “total con job,” was protected under the First Amendment. Because Otero granted Trump’s anti-SLAPP, or strategic lawsuits against public participation, motion, Daniels may also now have to pay for the president’s attorney fees.