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LIVE at 9am PT/12pm ET: Lawyer Michael Avenatti is facing 36 Grand Jury indictments, announced by DOJ and IRS officials this morning in Los Angeles. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio,…

Fox News host Sean Hannity declared journalism dead during a Saturday appearance on the network's weekend show Watters' World. Hannity appeared on the show as part of a segment with Watters' World host Jesse Watters where the two media personalities discussed the Mueller report, the ongoing criticism of Fox News by other media members and the state of the Democratic party. Hannity added that he is "sad for the country" and doesn't want what happened with President Donald Trump and the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller to happen again. "The lesson is simple, believe in due process," Hannity said, listing a domestic violence case against Michael Avenatti and allegations of rape against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as examples where he felt the news media rushed to judge and turned out to be incorrect. Hannity later said that Democrats aren't interested in the issues but power and politics, citing a lack of "I believers" regarding accusations of rape and sexual assault against Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, a Democrat. They're all on the same side and they'll let it slide." Earlier in the segment, Hannity cautioned Watters about gaining a voice as critics will want to silence him. They want to destroy this channel." According to a Pew Research study, available jobs in the industry declined 23 percent between 2008 and 2017. For jobs in the newspaper sector, the decrease was 45 percent, with 71,000 workers employed in 2008 to compared to 39,000 in 2017.

Lawyer and brief 2020 presidential candidate Michael Avenatti is in court facing embezzlement charges in the state of California. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and…

Lawyer Michael Avenatti is due in Santa Ana court on charges he embezzled client money to pay his own expenses and debt; Jeff Paul reports on the case. FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN),…

Attorney Mark Geragos is the unnamed co-conspirator in the Avenatti criminal complaint Attorney Mark Geragos is the unnamed co-conspirator referred to in the Southern District of New York's criminal complaint against Michael Avenatti, a source familiar confirms to CNN. Nike says it "will not be extorted" Nike released a statement today after prosecutors in New York announced charges against attorney Michael Avenatti for attempting to extort more than $20 million from the company. When Nike became aware of this matter, Nike immediately reported it to federal prosecutors. When Mr. Avenatti attempted to extort Nike over this matter, Nike with the assistance of outside counsel at Boies Schiller Flexner, aided the investigation. Nike firmly believes in ethical and fair play, both in business and sports, and will continue to assist the prosecutors.” Avenatti's alleged scheme against Nike was "an old-fashioned shakedown," US attorney says Geoffrey Berman, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, laid out the timeline of attorney Michael Avenatti's alleged extortion scheme, which Berman said played out over a course of less than a week. The FBI monitored and recorded Avenatti's threats against Nike The Southern District of New York tweeted a timeline of the Avenatti case on Monday afternoon, outlining the events from March 19 to 21. According to the timeline, Avenatti made the initial threats to Nike on March 19. Shortly afterward, Nike informed federal prosecutors in New York of the threats. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged Avenatti for attempting to extort more than $20 million from Nike. Meanwhile, prosecutors in California charged him for wire and bank fraud.

Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, has ended months of speculation by announcing that he will not run for the US presidency in 2020. “I have decided not to throw my hat into the ring to run for president in 2020,” the mayor told reporters on Tuesday outside Los Angeles city hall. “This was not an easy decision, given the extraordinary times that we live in.” But explaining his decision to remain in his current job, the 57-year-old added: “I realised that this is what I am meant to do and this is where I want to be.” The announcement came days after Garcetti helped negotiate an end to a teachers’ strike in Los Angeles public schools. It may represent good news for Senator Kamala Harris of California, who could have faced competition from Garcetti for the state’s donors and in the California primary, planned for March 2020. His $2.5m-plus in party fundraising included $100,000 each for the state parties in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina – which happen to be the first four nominating states in the Democratic primary. But Garcetti would have faced significant hurdles on the way to the White House. At rallies, Republican leaders have increasingly whipped up hostility towards California liberals in general and Hollywood in particular. They would have been likely to accuse Garcetti of presiding over a homelessness crisis in Los Angeles. Senators Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have all entered the race, along with Congressman John Delaney of Maryland, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, and the tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang. Many more candidates are expected to join.

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer turned 2020 presidential hopeful Michael Avenatti began 2018 on a high. His litigation on behalf of the porn star turned him into a cable news fixture while landing former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen in hot water. But…

Liberal talking heads urge a wait and see approach after Michael Avenatti is arrested on a domestic violence charge; reaction from former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer and Washington Times columnist Monica Crowley. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a…