As we told you earlier, former Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti has been charged with identity theft and fraud, though he denies the charges.

BREAKING: Federal prosecutors charge Michael Avenatti with defrauding the client who made him famous: porn star Stormy Daniels. https://t.co/b3ZF7zzD0s — The Associated Press (@AP) May 22, 2019

That is just the latest round of trouble for the lawyer who was given a whole lot of air time by a media that was highly complimentary of the Trump critic. This video from the Free Beacon sums up just how much fawning was going on, and they’d probably like everybody to forget about it now:

That’s just… embarrassing. And then some:

rarely is a video so deeply embarrassing for everyone who appears in it https://t.co/2PvMymxMDU — Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) May 22, 2019

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'You look at the field of Democrats right now and [Michael] Avenatti's the one who stands out' — @PhilipRucker, @washingtonpost https://t.co/rsVpoYyq1F — PhilipTerzian (@PhilipTerzian) May 22, 2019

i'd lol if it weren't so pathetic. https://t.co/RuDCj9Qfmu — Amanda Carey Elliott ?‍♀️ (@AmandaCarey1) May 22, 2019

This compilation illustrates why Cable News is no longer important to anyone other than journalists on Twitter.#WednesdayWisdom — Laurence Watkins (@thelarrywatkins) May 22, 2019

Every person who appears on this montage should be treated like the garbage hacks they are. Anyone who still takes ANY of them seriously is a moron. https://t.co/FDQfFg933y — RBe (@RBPundit) May 22, 2019

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We look forward to Brian Stelter investigating the troubling allegations made in the Vanity Fair article about reporters hiding Michael Avenatti’s bad behavior