'There’s legal experts that say that I was well within the line as an aggressive attorney," Avenatti said.

The list of names connected to the recently-charged Avenatti reads like a who's-who of anti-Trump leftists.

The first son even used the attorney's own Twitter hashtag against him.

The celebrity lawyer who thought he could take down Donald Trump is now facing serious charges of extortion and fraud after seeming to blackmail Nike.

On top of being hit with federal felony charges in two unrelated cases, Avenatti also faces a threat of being exposed by former client Stormy Daniels.

A U.S. attorney who announced charges against Michael Avenatti on Monday alleged the lawyer failed in his "basic duty" by embezzling money from his client.

'This criminal conduct reaches the highest levels...'

Mark Geragos, the celebrity attorney and CNN analyst, is the co-conspirator cited in a federal indictment handed down Monday against Michael Avenatti.

'You guys know enough now to know you've got a  serious problem...'

In two separate courtrooms, two surprising defeats.