"If the president was so inclined, he could show some empathy and reduce my sentence or commute some of the charges," Avenatti said in a phone interview. "I'm not holding out for that. He's got a lot of other things on his mind right now. Perhaps someday, he may show some empathy towards me, or he may not. But I think I would be a fool to count on that at this point. And, for that reason, I'm just trying to do what I need to do and stay close to my family and my faith at this point."
"If the president was so inclined, he could show some empathy and reduce my sentence or commute some of the charges," Avenatti said in a phone interview. "I'm not holding out for that. He's got a lot of other things on his mind right now. Perhaps someday, he may show some empathy towards me, or he may not. But I think I would be a fool to count on that at this point. And, for that reason, I'm just trying to do what I need to do and stay close to my family and my faith at this point."
http://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-avenatti-says-hes-not-hoping-pardon-from-trump-considering-becoming-republican
FAUX news. Sorry!