Former CNN mainstay Michael Avenatti won’t appear on the liberal network anytime soon after he was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on Thursday after being found guilty of trying to extort Nike. "Looking ahead to 2020, one of the reasons why I'm taking you seriously as a [2020 presidential] contender is because of your presence on cable news," Stelter told Avenatti on-air. Avenatti’s time as a CNN regular ended when he was arrested in 2019. He showed a Trump-like mastery of the media last year," Stelter said about Avenatti’s presidential chances. He represented a Los Angeles youth basketball league organizer upset that Nike had ended its league sponsorship.

Source: Fox News July 08, 2021 19:41 UTC