Thread by @meghanncuniff

Michael Avenatti’s double jeopardy hearing is tomorrow, but anyone who knows Judge Selna knows how much he likes tentative rulings. And here it is! His tentative denial. “In sum, the Government’s shortcomings do not warrant dismissal of the Indictment.” bit.ly/3iuyklS

“Avenatti’s assertion that “None of the Tabs files were previously produced to the defendant prior to August 23, 2021” is simply not accurate.” bit.ly/3iuyklS

Hearing is at 9. Selna will want Avenatti to address the tentative, and his argument should focus on refuting specific findings in it. (You can check out the judge’s tentatives in other cases here. Yes, they do sometimes change in finalization. bit.ly/3B8nqcZ)

I will of course be tweeting from the hearing. Stay tuned!
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Interestingly, Judge Selna specifically separates the prosecutors from the Brady violation in this tentative. “As noted above, there was no Brady violation by the Prosecution Team.” bit.ly/3iuyklS

I did a big story for @lawdotcom last month on the issues with @TheJusticeDept’s privilege-review team, and the unique aspects of the team’s role in the Avenatti case. Check it out here: bit.ly/3jWNB06

Here's a Google Drive link to a PDF of the tentative ruling. (I'm posting it because the tentative will be removed from the court's website once the final ruling is out, and we can't have holes in my Avenatti coverage archives.) bit.ly/3D7unvf