With the Southern District of New York’s indictment of Michael Avenatti over his alleged attempts to defraud Stormy Daniels, one #Resistance hero has been pitted against another. And although the media will be quick to distance themselves from the disgraced attorney, the fact is that they created this monster and they own him.

Michael Avenatti was one of many Newport Beach con men dressing up in designer suits to play-act the part of the Southern California elite. His office flanked the luxury open-air Fashion Island shopping center. His homes lined the California coast: one perched on Emerald Bay in Laguna Beach, another on Lido Island, and an extra high-rise in Century City up in Los Angeles. He lived like a millionaire, dodging taxes and structuring his professional dealings closer to a Ponzi scheme than a legitimate legal operation.