Cable news made accused con man Michael Avenatti into the big-time celebrity he became. But no one did more to legitimize him than CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter.
Avenatti now faces three separate federal indictments for various acts of fraud and attempted extortion, but once upon a time he considered himself a viable contender for the presidency. And Stelter was among his most credulous fans.
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