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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Avenatti “got tangled in his own web of lies” after stealing money from a former client, porn star Stormy Daniels, a U.S. prosecutor said on Wednesday in closing arguments at the fraud trial of the celebrity lawyer. Avenatti countered that there was insufficient evidence of fraud, telling jurors during his closing argument in federal court in Manhattan that he was simply being paid for his work representing Daniels in litigation against then-President Donald Trump. Avenatti is accused of routing nearly $300,000 in book proceeds destined for Daniels to …