Avenatti claims he was told Trump is behind his indictment

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Michael Avenatti believes his indictment Wednesday is a product of political revenge by the Trump administration, alleging one Republican close to the president said it “had Trump’s fingerprints all over it.”

While many of his former friends in media and politics have abandoned him, Avenatti says he’s still receiving support from an unlikely source: individuals close to the president.

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