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Desert grandma

(804 posts)
Wed May 16, 2018, 04:23 PM May 2018

Michael Avenatti on with Nicolle Wallace

today said he knows of other payments made by Michael Cohen that he is not at liberty to discuss but he said "Once again, I will tell you that Michael Cohen will bring this President down. He will not serve out his term." Fingers Crossed!

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Michael Avenatti on with Nicolle Wallace (Original Post) Desert grandma May 2018 OP
I can't decide who I have a bigger crush on... jodymarie aimee May 2018 #1
Ah! Why not make it a menage-a-trois? ;-) fierywoman May 2018 #5
You are a fiery woman! PJMcK May 2018 #7
(Don't we have to make ourselves laugh in these depressing times ?) fierywoman May 2018 #10
Yes we do! mgardener May 2018 #14
BEST.IDEA.EVER. Lisa0825 May 2018 #11
I'm lesbian but - OhZone May 2018 #20
I gave up butter on my popcorn years ago, but I may have to reconsider. dameatball May 2018 #2
Mr. Avenatti is clearly not a maker of idle or exaggerated threats. byronius May 2018 #3
I will add Abbie to that crush list jodymarie aimee May 2018 #8
+1, so far he's been admittedly 99% uponit7771 May 2018 #12
We NEED Pence brought down along with him. pangaia May 2018 #4
But who will remove him... lame54 May 2018 #6
Maybe Jeebus will smite him. jmbar2 May 2018 #15
If he has to go, can the Secret Service remove him? Ilsa May 2018 #16
Federal Marshals Duppers May 2018 #17
Thank you! nt Ilsa May 2018 #18
Most welcome. Duppers May 2018 #21
So, that means Beauregard Sessions has to order tRump's arrest Wednesdays May 2018 #22
Nostradamas. gibraltar72 May 2018 #9
He and the dossier haven't been wrong yet. BigmanPigman May 2018 #13
When Avenatti says something, PatSeg May 2018 #19
👍 He's a huge asset in getting the truth out. Duppers May 2018 #23
Avenatti PatSeg May 2018 #24
Opportunist...yes indeedy. Duppers May 2018 #25
My first thought PatSeg May 2018 #28
I like seeing him. I think he's wonderful and really handsome... CTyankee May 2018 #26
He really is PatSeg May 2018 #29
Avenatti is who some of us wish that spooky3 May 2018 #27
Yes PatSeg May 2018 #30
Agree. Avenatti's extremely competent at presenting this Hortensis May 2018 #31
Ever read his Wiki page? Duppers May 2018 #32

byronius

(7,394 posts)
3. Mr. Avenatti is clearly not a maker of idle or exaggerated threats.
Wed May 16, 2018, 04:28 PM
May 2018

His blockbuster reveals are very seriously blockbusterish. No propaganda emerges from this attorney.

 

jodymarie aimee

(3,975 posts)
8. I will add Abbie to that crush list
Wed May 16, 2018, 05:00 PM
May 2018

can you imagine if Abbie and Lennon were alive today... what they would say and do to that Fuck of a President we have? We must carry on for them....and get the radical spark back, none of this namby pamby we go high stuff...

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
16. If he has to go, can the Secret Service remove him?
Wed May 16, 2018, 06:04 PM
May 2018

I'd hate for someone to get hurt, though.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
17. Federal Marshals
Wed May 16, 2018, 06:14 PM
May 2018

"USMS* is an agency of the United States executive branch reporting to the United States Attorney-General but serves as the enforcement arm of the United States federal courts to ensure the effective operation of the judiciary and integrity of the constitution.[4]

*United States Marshals Service

- Wiki


Duppers

(28,120 posts)
21. Most welcome.
Wed May 16, 2018, 07:12 PM
May 2018

Last edited Thu May 17, 2018, 03:33 AM - Edit history (1)

I'd love to see him cuffed...but doubt they'd cuff him. I want to see it covered live.

Wednesdays

(17,359 posts)
22. So, that means Beauregard Sessions has to order tRump's arrest
Wed May 16, 2018, 07:27 PM
May 2018

I'm not holding my breath for that one.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
23. 👍 He's a huge asset in getting the truth out.
Thu May 17, 2018, 03:43 AM
May 2018

Even one of my FauxBot watching neighbors is now "hearing things about TRump and Russia"!! And another one, an asshole I cannot even speak to, has finally, finally taking his fucking TRump sign down.

It working. I don't understand those DUers who are skeptical of Avenatti. He's on the right side of this....and he's getting great PR while getting the truth out. Should we also be skeptical of Ronan Farrow's motives?? I think not.



PatSeg

(47,413 posts)
24. Avenatti
Thu May 17, 2018, 09:26 AM
May 2018

is quite unlike anything I've seen in the news before. At first, he appears to be a shameless opportunist, showing up on TV every five minutes, but he is so calm, measured, and focused. If he was my adversary, I would be very nervous. He is like a character in a movie and surprisingly, we don't get tired of him. Also, I haven't seen him be wrong yet.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
25. Opportunist...yes indeedy.
Thu May 17, 2018, 02:54 PM
May 2018

He wants to win his case and attract other clients. So, yes, he is an opportunist. But if he helps bring this criminal enterprise down, all I can do is applaud.

Good post, Pat.

PatSeg

(47,413 posts)
28. My first thought
Thu May 17, 2018, 03:20 PM
May 2018

was this guy could be like Harold Hill from The Music Man, all flash and charisma, but he's not selling snake oil. He's selling truth along with his excellent expertise and charm.

I am applauding too. I keep waiting for the catch, but I don't see it coming!

PatSeg

(47,413 posts)
29. He really is
Thu May 17, 2018, 03:21 PM
May 2018

Then I saw the pic of him as a race car driver - good lord, this man is like something out of a movie.

PatSeg

(47,413 posts)
30. Yes
Thu May 17, 2018, 03:23 PM
May 2018

Such a disappointment that one. People like John Edwards make me more cautious and skeptical. He fooled a lot of people for awhile there. I think with Avenatti, what you see is what you get!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
31. Agree. Avenatti's extremely competent at presenting this
Thu May 17, 2018, 03:52 PM
May 2018

stream of leaks he's being provided with. The unknown source who chose Avenatti to present his or her leaks to the world probably checked his work as a talking head and attorney very carefully first. Hope that person's as satisfied as I am.

No "suspicion" here, btw, but I certainly don't know him well enough to swallow whole without checking the ingredients. Looks very nice on the plate, but, as said, John Edwards did also.

ADDENDUM: Just heard a second former prosecutor worry that Avenatti is involved in prematurely leaking evidence that prosecutors have been guarding that could hurt the investigation. This one also spoke to the conflating by some observers, like some here, of Avenatti with Mueller as a real mistake.

Obviously, if the leaks coming through Avenatti could HURT the Mueller and SDNY investigations by providing critical information to criminals in the Trump, Putin and other camps, he would be a problem for Mueller. I may enjoy learning this stuff, but the last thing I would want would be justice derailed. We'll see.

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