When I wrote last week that Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, is media’s new Donald Trump, I was referring to the Orange County attorney’s ability to manipulate the press.

The more I think about it, however, the more it seems like Avenatti really is like a low-rent version of the president. From his flimsy threats and cheap insults, to his lame branding efforts, to his millions in free media, Stormy Daniels’ attorney is like a Chinese knockoff of the man in the White House.