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Charles Barkley blasted the FBI’s ongoing investigation into college basketball’s illegal recruiting world Friday at the Final Four, saying the nation’s federal law enforcement agency should be focusing on more important matters in the country. The FBI went public with an investigation in the fall, indicting several universities’ basketball programs and leading to the dismissal of former Louisville coach Rick Pitino. “I’m still trying to figure out why the FBI is involved,” Barkley said. “Listen, I went to college in 1981. We cheated back then. We’re cheating now. They’re always cheating. The toothpaste is out of the tube. They said...

Here is Alan Dershowitz on CNN battling it out with “Porny” Daniels Lawyer – Michael Avenatti over Avenatti’s claimed conversation with Michael Cohen and the 2016 Trump Tower Meeting. The two went after each other, with Dershowitz saying the meeting doesn’t amount to much, even if Trump knew about it prior to the meeting. Dershowitz said it is just NOT a crime even if Trump actively sought dirt on Hillary and collusion itself is not a crime! Dershowitz destroyed him, with his calm, fact-based manner. The longer it went, the more emotional Avenatti got! By the end of it, he...

So, that whole Carter Page FISA warrant thing really went well for the Russia/Trump/Treason/Emoluments Clause Crew – not. The FISA warrant’s probable cause consisted of the urinary dossier which led to Yahoo News stories and back to the urinary dossier in a perfect circle of hackery. It was less probable cause than probable fraud. Basically, the libs backed themselves into defending the notion that it’s cool to use the intelligence community to spy on rivals because of course they should be able to use the intelligence community to spy on rivals because Trump is literally Hitler. As was Romney, and...

Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, secretly recorded a conversation with CNN's Chris Cuomo and admitted in the tape to arranging—on his own—a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. The recording—which is about two-hours long—included topics ranging from the alleged years-old Trump affair with the former porn star to the payment, the report said. The reported tape could potentially be used by the White House to distance Trump from the Daniels payment and damage Cohen’s character.

The lawyer for Stormy Daniels announced Thursday that he will speak next month at an annual Democratic dinner in northern Iowa, raising more questions about his presidential ambitions. Michael Avenatti, who rose to prominence this year amid the legal fight between adult film actress Daniels and President Donald Trump, said on Twitter that he will be a speaker at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding on Aug. 10 in Clear Lake, Iowa. The dinner is known for attracting White House candidates and those contemplating bids to a state that is considered one of the most important presidential proving grounds. Previous speakers...

Despite this week's barrage of developments in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, interviews conducted over the past three days confirm President Clinton's continued ability to withstand the sometimes serious, and often embarrassing, claims which have been disclosed since January, according to the latest CBS News poll. Poll findings on policy issues, as well as Americans' judgment about the essentially private nature of the scandal, provide a better insight into why public opinion has not turned against Mr. Clinton.

Did Donald Trump have an affair 12 years ago? Did he have more than one affair 12 years ago? And did he pay off women to keep their mouths shut about those affairs? I don’t know, but more than that, I don’t care. There are a lot of interested parties who want me to care, they want you to care, too. I just can’t bring myself to. When I voted for Donald Trump I wasn’t voting for Pope, I was voting for president. I had no delusions that he was someone I wanted one of my sisters to marry, I...

Attorney Michael Cohen could lose his law license as the result of secretly recording former client President Trump, experts say, as current Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani raises the prospect Cohen committed serious professional misconduct. Giuliani said Wednesday he believes Cohen will face attorney discipline after Cohen attorney Lanny Davis gave CNN audio of Trump discussing a pay-off for former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who alleged an affair. "I don’t think we have to do anything about that, I think the bar association will," Giuliani told the Washington Examiner. If the 2016 conversation took place in New York, it was perfectly...

In stark contrast the laughably absurd claim by the Morning Joe panelists last March that the media barely covered the Stormy Daniels story, Salon.com published an article by Adam Johnson on July 25 revealing that there had been 455 segments about that porn star on MSNBC during the past year. The mocking criticism of the Stormy Daniels overdose of coverage on MSNBC comes from a left perspective since they contrast that sharply with lack of reporting on the war in Yemen which they view as "Trump's war" despite former President Obama also backing Saudi Arabia in that conflict. Although I knew there was extreme...

He wants sole custody of the couple's young daughter and child support. KAUFMAN, Texas — The husband of adult film performer Stormy Daniels has filed for divorce in Texas. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has said that she had sex with Donald Trump before he became president, something Trump has denied. Glendon Crain filed the petition for divorce on July 18 in state district court in Kaufman County, located just southeast of Dallas. In his 13-page divorce petition filed July 18, Crain alleged adultery as grounds for the divorce and seeks sole custody of the couple's 7-year-old daughter...

Michael Avenatti, attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels, made a rather remarkable claim in light of a reports that President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, secretly recording a conversation with his client regarding a former Playboy Playmate who said she had an affair with Trump.

FORNEY (CBSDFW.COM) – The woman at the center of a political scandal – Stormy Daniels – will soon join the single life. Her husband Glen Crain filed for divorce last week. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford lives in Forney. Her attorney, Michael Avenatti tweeted that Daniels’ is vehemently disputing the accuracy of the filing. Avenatti also said Daniels is asking for privacy. “My client Stormy Daniels and her husband Glen have decided to end their marriage,” Avenatti began in his tweet. “A petition for divorce was filed last week, the accuracy of which is vehemently disputed,” He continued....

The liberals, the media, the Democrats, and some Republicans are very upset about Russia. They've had more positions on Russia than Stormy Daniels as far as I'm concerned. Let me point out some history -- this is very, very important. John McCain, God bless him, and others have said that what Trump did at that press conference is the worst interaction we've ever had with Russia, the worst diplomatic disaster ever. Forget about the media, I want you to know something: In 1945, Franklin Roosevelt sold out half of Europe to Stalin. He repeatedly praised Stalin. Franklin Roosevelt is the...

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Federal prosecutors have canceled their planned interview with Stormy Daniels Monday, according to Daniels’ attorney. In a tweet late Sunday, attorney Michael Avenatti said prosecutors were canceling their meeting with the adult film actress because of media attention. “So I was just informed by the US Attys office that they are cancelling the mtg tmrw scheduled with me and my client (for weeks) because the press found out about the mtg and they can’t handle a few cameras outside their offices,” he said.

Despite pledging last month to visit immigrant children housed at the border, signs of Stormy Daniels’ trip have yet to emerge. Instead, the adult film star was spotted shaking her money maker at a South Texas strip club in front of curious onlookers. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, claimed June 21 she planned to visit immigrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. “I am headed down in a week,” she tweeted in response to one Twitter user’s plea to aid the immigrant minors. “Don’t worry. Just figuring out my best course of action to maximize...

Stormy Daniels, the adult-film star who is suing President Trump and his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, says she is heading to the border to offer assistance to migrants. "I am headed down in a week," Daniels tweeted on Thursday to a user asking her to help children impacted by President Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policies. "Don't worry. Just figuring out my best course of action to maximize my resources."

Despite a lack of evidence and fabrications Avenatti is hailed by the press as a Trump foe. This morning once again Morning Joe was joined by the perpetual cathode litigator Michael Avenatti, legal counsel for porn star Stormy Daniels. He was presenting his latest piece of “evidence”, purportedly connected to his case. This time he had a document that President Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen had received payments from a variety of companies, including one nefariously alluded to have the always dreaded “Russian Ties”. What wrongdoing was exposed, and what does this have to do with a skin-star’s NDA settlement? Those...

The lawyer for Daniels is using his client to get three hours of his face on NBC’s cable news arm........Avenatti. “We can have a whole show — If you’ll devote a show to what’s on the DVD, maybe we’ll release it.” We were reminded once again that this is a racket when Stormy Daniels did her part for #TheResistance and she appeared last weekend on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Daniels and Avenatti continued to raise their national profile and capacity to profit off a scam with the eager help of NBC. Daily Beast politics reporter Gideon Resnick joked Tuesday on...

CNN political commentator Errol Louis, CNN anchor Don Lemon, and CNN commentator Margaret Hoover partying with Avenatti like its Impeachment Day!

The law firm of adult film star Stormy Daniels' attorney, Michael Avenatti, was hit with a $10-million judgment Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court after he broke his promise to pay $2 million to a former colleague.