Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Jury convicts Michael Avenatti of extortion in Nike case

TAKING PART IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ LELAND: MICHAEL AVENATTI IS

♪ LELAND: MICHAEL AVENATTI IS NOT DONE FIGHTING AFTER JURY

NOT DONE FIGHTING AFTER JURY FINDING HIM GUILTY EXTORTING

FINDING HIM GUILTY EXTORTING NIKE.

NIKE. >> HE’S CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR

>> HE’S CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT TO FACING UP TO 42

PRESIDENT TO FACING UP TO 42 YEARS IN PRISON, ON FRIDAY

YEARS IN PRISON, ON FRIDAY FEDERAL JURY CONVICTED AVENATTI

FEDERAL JURY CONVICTED AVENATTI ON 3 ACCOUNTS INCLUDING

ON 3 ACCOUNTS INCLUDING EXTORTION, THREATENING TO EXPOSE

EXTORTION, THREATENING TO EXPOSE CORRUPTION AT THE COMPANY

CORRUPTION AT THE COMPANY INVOLVING ALLEGED PAYMENTS TO

INVOLVING ALLEGED PAYMENTS TO ELITE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

ELITE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYERS.

PLAYERS. AFTER VERDICT WHILE DEFENDANT

AFTER VERDICT WHILE DEFENDANT MAY TRY TO HIDE LEGAL TERMS, THE

MAY TRY TO HIDE LEGAL TERMS, THE JURY SAW THE DEFENDANT’S SCHEME

JURY SAW THE DEFENDANT’S SCHEME ON WHAT IT WAS, AN OLD-FASHION

ON WHAT IT WAS, AN OLD-FASHION SHAKEDOWN.

SHAKEDOWN. HERE IS HOW HIS TEAM REACTED.

HERE IS HOW HIS TEAM REACTED. >> WE ARE OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED

>> WE ARE OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE VERDICT IN THIS CASE,

IN THE VERDICT IN THIS CASE, SURPRISED BY IT BUT WE HAVE

SURPRISED BY IT BUT WE HAVE ISSUES ON APPEAL AND WE WILL BE

ISSUES ON APPEAL AND WE WILL BE PURSUING THAT AND WE STANDBY OUR

PURSUING THAT AND WE STANDBY OUR CLIENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE

CLIENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT PHASE.

NEXT PHASE. HE IS A FIGHTER A YOU ALL KNOW

HE IS A FIGHTER A YOU ALL KNOW -- AS YOU ALL KNOW.

-- AS YOU ALL KNOW. >> IN APRIL HE WILL FACE CHARGES

>> IN APRIL HE WILL FACE CHARGES IN NEW YORK FOR ALLEGEDLY

IN NEW YORK FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING FROM THE BOOK PROCEEDS

STEALING FROM THE BOOK PROCEEDS OF FORMER CLIENT ADULT STAR

OF FORMER CLIENT ADULT STAR STORMY DANIELS.

STORMY DANIELS. >> WHAT AVENATTI DID TO ME WAS

>> WHAT AVENATTI DID TO ME WAS TIP OF ICEBERG OF DECEIT.

TIP OF ICEBERG OF DECEIT. HIS BEHAVIOR BECAME PERVASIVE

HIS BEHAVIOR BECAME PERVASIVE THAT THE JURY FOUND HIS TRUE

THAT THE JURY FOUND HIS TRUE CHARACTER.

CHARACTER. NEBRASKA SENATOR BEN SASSE

NEBRASKA SENATOR BEN SASSE WEIGHING IN, SCUM BAG AND

WEIGHING IN, SCUM BAG AND DESCRIBING HIM SCUM BAG AND

DESCRIBING HIM SCUM BAG AND ORCHESTRATED ATTACKS ON BET CALF

ORCHESTRATED ATTACKS ON BET CALF KAVANAUGH.

KAVANAUGH. LELAND: YOU SAY THAT AS PUNCH

LELAND: YOU SAY THAT AS PUNCH LINE BUT IN A WAY IT’S AMAZING

LINE BUT IN A WAY IT’S AMAZING THAT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO

THAT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT

PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT MICHAEL AVENATTI BEING POSSIBLE

MICHAEL AVENATTI BEING POSSIBLE CONTENDER FOR DNC NOMINATION AND

CONTENDER FOR DNC NOMINATION AND DIDN’T TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY.

DIDN’T TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY. A LOT OF TELEVISION SEGMENTS

A LOT OF TELEVISION SEGMENTS ABOUT IT.

ABOUT IT. NOTEWORTHY WHAT HE WAS CONVICTED

NOTEWORTHY WHAT HE WAS CONVICTED OF TRYING TO DO WITH NIKE, HE

OF TRYING TO DO WITH NIKE, HE WASN’T ASKING FOR THE MONEY FOR

WASN’T ASKING FOR THE MONEY FOR HIS CLIENTS WHO WERE ALLEGEDLY

HIS CLIENTS WHO WERE ALLEGEDLY VICTIMS IN THIS BASKETBALL

VICTIMS IN THIS BASKETBALL THING, BUT HE WANTED THE MONEY

THING, BUT HE WANTED THE MONEY PERSONALLY FOR HIMSELF AND

PERSONALLY FOR HIMSELF AND BASICALLY SAID NIKE, IF YOU

BASICALLY SAID NIKE, IF YOU DON’T GIVE ME $25 MILLION

DON’T GIVE ME $25 MILLION PERSONALLY TO RUN AN

PERSONALLY TO RUN AN INVESTIGATION INTO YOUR COMPANY

INVESTIGATION INTO YOUR COMPANY AND INTERNAL INVESTIGATION, I’M

AND INTERNAL INVESTIGATION, I’M GOING TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE

GOING TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AND RUIN YOU ALL.

AND RUIN YOU ALL. >> BEING THIS BOMBASTIC, THAT’S

>> BEING THIS BOMBASTIC, THAT’S NOT ILLEGAL, LOUD MOUTH, BUT

NOT ILLEGAL, LOUD MOUTH, BUT VERY OFTEN PROSECUTORS WILL TAKE

VERY OFTEN PROSECUTORS WILL TAKE SOMEONE’S TONE AND GO AFTER THEM

SOMEONE’S TONE AND GO AFTER THEM AND SAY, LOOK, THIS SPEAKS TO

AND SAY, LOOK, THIS SPEAKS TO INTENT, SO WHEN YOU’RE SO BOLDLY

INTENT, SO WHEN YOU’RE SO BOLDLY PROCESSING THAT YOU’RE CAUGHT ON

PROCESSING THAT YOU’RE CAUGHT ON TAPE AND ALL SORTS OF -- LELAND:

TAPE AND ALL SORTS OF -- LELAND: HE WENT TO SEE NIKE’S LAWYERS

HE WENT TO SEE NIKE’S LAWYERS AND HE SAID ALL OF THE THINGS,

AND HE SAID ALL OF THE THINGS, I’M GOING TO DO ALL THIS OR PAY

I’M GOING TO DO ALL THIS OR PAY ME $25 MILLION, THAT’S

ME $25 MILLION, THAT’S WONDERFUL, LET’S MEET IN A

WONDERFUL, LET’S MEET IN A COUPLE OF DAYS TO DISCUSS IT,

COUPLE OF DAYS TO DISCUSS IT, WALKED ACROSS THE STREET TO THE

WALKED ACROSS THE STREET TO THE FBI, NOW YOU HAVE EVIDENCE, BUT

FBI, NOW YOU HAVE EVIDENCE, BUT AS YOU SWING OUT, HE ACTUALLY

AS YOU SWING OUT, HE ACTUALLY FACES ANOTHER COUPLE OF TRIALS

FACES ANOTHER COUPLE OF TRIALS AND RIGHT NOW IS STILL IN JAIL

AND RIGHT NOW IS STILL IN JAIL AWAITING ALL THAT.

AWAITING ALL THAT. >> MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TOTAL

>> MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TOTAL EXTORTED FROM CLIENTS ALLEGEDLY

EXTORTED FROM CLIENTS ALLEGEDLY AND IT’LL BE A ROUGH SUMMER FOR

AND IT’LL BE A ROUGH SUMMER FOR HIM, FOR SURE.

HIM, FOR SURE. >> B LIST CELEBRITY THERE FOR A

>> B LIST CELEBRITY THERE FOR A WHILE, WARMLY RECEIVED.

WHILE, WARMLY RECEIVED. >> A BIT GENEROUS.