Michael Avenatti says he'd be a 'fool' to count on Trump pardon, is considering becoming a Republican

Imprisoned attorney Michael Avenatti made headlines earlier this year when the one-time fierce foe of Donald Trump expressed sympathy for the former president amid his myriad criminal charges, with observers guessing he was fishing for a pardon should Trump return to the White House.

Yet now that Trump is president-elect, Avenatti told Fox News Digital from his California prison that he'd be a "fool" to count on that.

"If the president was so inclined, he could show some empathy and...