Attempting to extort nike for millions of dollars. when details emerged of daniels alleged relationship with the former president, avenatti almost instantly became a regular presence on both network and cable television news shows, including this one. but he was convicted back in february for threatening to publicly accuse the sportswear company nike of elicit payments to amateur athletes unless nike paid him first. for his part avenatti went openly in the courtroom, at one point saying he d betrayed his friends, family and himself. the federal judge who handed down the sentence said, mr. avenatti had become drunk on the power of his platform or what he perceived his platform to be. the news continues right now. i want to hand it over to chris for cuomo prime time. chris? all right. thanks, coop. i am chris cuomo and welcome to primetime. if you re on the left or on the right keep your eyes on texas. it s america s largest red state and republicans there are showing the 2022 p