Michael Avenatti Arrested for felony domestic violence

[octoberlib]

Michael Avenatti, who became famous for representing Stormy Daniels in her battle with President Trump, has been arrested for felony domestic violence ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Our law enforcement sources say Avenatti was arrested Wednesday after his estranged wife filed a felony DV report. We're told her face was "swollen and bruised."

Our sources say the alleged incident occurred Tuesday, but there was a confrontation Wednesday between the two at an exclusive apartment building in the Century City area of L.A.

We're told during today's confrontation the woman ran out of the apartment building and was on the sidewalk on her cellphone with sunglasses covering her eyes, screaming on the phone, "I can't believe you did this to me."

http://www.tmz.com/2018/11/14/michael-avenatti-arrested-domestic-violence-stormy-daniels-attorney/



A report for the alleged abuse was filed Tuesday.
Michael Avenatti was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence on Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

A report for the alleged abuse was filed Tuesday, a Los Angeles police spokesman said.

Avenatti is Stormy Daniels' attorney. He has made a name for himself by going after President Trump and his White House.

Avenatti is awaiting booking, police said. It is unclear at which L.A. station he will be processed

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-avenatti-arrested-suspected-felony-domestic-violence-1161370

Link to tweet

We can confirm that today LAPD Detectives arrested Michael Avenatti on suspicion of domestic violence. This is an ongoing investigation and we will provide more details as they become available.

[pnwmom]

1. Well, that's it for him if the report is true. If she hit him first, he should have responded

by either calling 911 or by telling her that he would if she didn't leave.

Hitting her back was not an option.

[FarPoint]

5. If it is true...

I feel a big pay-off set up....I really like Michael...sure hope it is not true.

[Codeine]

22. Oh come on.

What’s more likely — an aggressive loudmouth turns out to be a physical bully or that his wife has been paid off to fake a beating?

[Tipperary]

70. Lol.

This is not surprising to me.

[FarPoint]

71. I'd prefer to hear Michaels side of the story...

He certainly caused enough ruckus for the tRumpsters and tRump...plus irritated a few Democrats....so, yea, I do want to hear his side. No prior history of domestic violence...

[pandr32]

108. +1

[Squinch]

178. Both ex wives have denied any abuse since this story came out.

[Separation]

213. You're sure it's against his wife?

I just read an article saying that they haven't named the victim.

Or am I missing something very obvious.

[Codeine]

217. The article initially claimed his wife.

That was corrected as the story developed.

[Separation]

219. Gotcha

I figured as much.

[mitch96]

84. If it is true...

Lets see how it unfolds.. And when I first heard I thought this has Rodger Stone's fingerprints all over it..
Dirty tricks abound.... Then again Avenatti runs on 100 octane testosterone..

m

[eleny]

2. Oh crap

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

117. +1

Groan....just ONE normal day please? Just one.

[underpants]

3. Well....that's it for him

Buh bye

[Miles Archer]

40. It definitely is the end of his teased "presidential run."

I never really expressed an opinion on Avenatti here, because a lot of what he talked about was reasonably "simpatico" with what many of us think, but there was this other part of him that just never added up to me. That was the stuff I kept to myself.

He's not Trump, though. I don't see him bouncing back unscathed from this. I'm sure he'll continue to be an attorney, but his self-marketing program now looks like Swiss cheese.

Whatever happens, though, he definitely won't be on the 2020 ticket (not that I ever truly believed he'd be on it in the first place).

Problem is, Trump and his lackeys will probably use this as fodder against Dems, even though Avenatti holds no elected office and is not our "spokesperson." That won't stop what's coming in the way of backlash.

[marlakay]

42. At least as a democrat

I know bad...republicans just don’t seem to care anymore.

[Miles Archer]

65. You're right.

Yes, it is still "innocent until proven guilty." We don't know all of the details behind this.

That said, as a Democrat, I'm not going to rush in and defend him against "false accusations," especially because I don't know the truth behind what happened. That's up to our legal system.

But if it were Republicans discussing Republicans, the cries of "witch hunt" would already be out there.

[eleny]

164. Sure. It's only okay for Rs like when Trump assaulted Ivana

Neither is okay, imo.

[StTimofEdenRoc]

206. Yes, one less distraction.

[tman]

4. I never trusted this guy, at all.

[Beakybird]

6. He seemed thin-skinned.

Smart but with little wisdom.

[rzemanfl]

9. Gotta wash socks. BBL

[rzemanfl]

13. Gotta wash socks. BBL

[pintobean]

26. Do you use

vinegar and water?

[rzemanfl]

28. LOL. n/t

[pintobean]

37. You seem to have an abundance.

[Squinch]

179. Both ex wives have denied any abuse since this story came out.

[rzemanfl]

7. TMZ? n/t

[octoberlib]

14. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed it.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-avenatti-arrested-suspected-felony-domestic-violence-1161370

[libdem4life]

172. It was on Raw Story...they have a pretty good reputation, I think.

But not many care. He lacked personal and political depth, IMO. Good for a defense attorney, I'm sure, but he'd best stay in that lane.

[Sunsky]

25. My first reaction as well

Any post here needs a second source if TMZ is one. TMZ has taken over from the National Enquirer and has become Trump's mouthpiece.

[Calista241]

171. TMZ focuses on celebrity news. And they seem vehemently anti-Trump.

They are a gossip / rumor / paparazzi creepy celeb site, but it appears they hate Trump as much as we do.

[Sunsky]

173. Nope

Harvey has been very Pro Trump.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tmz-goes-maga-how-harvey-levins-gossip-empire-became-trumps-best-friend

[LincolnRossiter]

8. Unfortunate, if true (for the sake of the victim)

But hopefully this will put an end to any talk of a political future for this guy.

[JDC]

10. Is TMZ a good source? Seems pretty tabloid-esque.

Not saying it did or did not happen. Just not jumping straight to a conclusion based on just this report.

[fallout87]

15. Local ABC station

Here you go:

https://abc7.com/michael-avenatti-arrested-for-domestic-violence-in-la/4689491/

[octoberlib]

16. It's been confirmed by Hollywood Reporter.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-avenatti-arrested-suspected-felony-domestic-violence-1161370

[DeminPennswoods]

45. TMZ is run by Harvey Levin, an avid Trumper, but

other outlets have confirmed the story.

[Mike Nelson]

11. Career ender, unless...

… his wife is bigger and stronger, which I doubt. He looks like a strong guy - and hitting a spouse is always wrong, anyway.

[fallout87]

12. Me and others were flamed repeatedly for calling this guy a snake

Where are his supporters now????????

[Tavarious Jackson]

20. I was a supporter.

I have no problem saying I was wrong. I am happy this happened now rather than later. Bye bye Michael.

[fallout87]

39. Good on you!

And you're right better we find out now rather than later.

[Tavarious Jackson]

41. Indeed.. To be fair I left his camp when he made the "white men" comment. nt

[Tipperary]

74. Yep.

Me too.

He had a lot of supporters here who are strangely silent.

[FarPoint]

148. I support Michael

I'm just tired from a long day at work.

I'll wait to hear Michael's side.

[octoberlib]

51. I first noticed on Twitter that he's thin-skinned. He blocked anybody who even mildly challenged him

Dems and Repubs alike. it's the one thing he has in common with Trump.

[Tavarious Jackson]

64. Yep. I saw him go after Patti Solis Doyle

I was appalled.

[Grasswire2]

115. gee.......you are awfully quick to condemn.

Is there anyone more desirable to be shut up by dirty tricks than Avenatti?

[jberryhill]

118. Yes, a whole roster

Cohen, at this point, for one.

Avenatti is not a concern for Trump at all. So far, Avenatti has managed to have a court award Trump's attorney's fees in the defamation case, and the contract case is going nowhere.

Of what possible concern is Avenatti to Trump?

[Grasswire2]

126. revenge

Avenatti certainly was a thorn in Trump's side and responsible for many revelations. Trump doesn't forget.

[jberryhill]

131. Responsible for WHAT revelations

Read this timeline and tell me what revelations Avenatti is responsible for:

https://www.commoncause.org/resource/common-cause-v-trump-cohen-stormy-daniels/

In January 2018, the Wall Street Journal broke the story that Michael Cohen, who was President Trump’s personal lawyer, top lawyer at the Trump Organization and self-described Trump “fix-it guy” back in 2016, had set up a shell company in Delaware (Essential Consultants LLC) in October 2016 and arranged a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels through that shell company right before the November 2016 presidential election. Ms Daniels had earlier alleged that she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 and in the Fall of 2016 was in talks with one or more national media outlets to go on the record with her story.

On January 22, 2018, Common Cause filed a complaint with the Department of Justice and a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging reason to believe that the payment of $130,000 from Essential Consultants LLC to Ms. Daniels was an unreported and illegal in-kind contribution to the Trump campaign because the payment was for the purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential general election and was made in coordination with the campaign via Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen. At that time, the source of the $130,000 was unknown–and Common Cause named both the Trump Organization and “John Doe” as possible sources.

------

What "revelations"?

[Tipperary]

150. I will be waiting to see if you get a response.

But I am tired from a long day hiking...maybe morning.

[Codeine]

160. People think he's some sort of Super Attorney

but his results seem decidedly mixed.

[cbdo2007]

23. I figured he was a snake all along...but I'm still a supporter

Of his wanting to bring down Trump.

Or are you only in favor of someone on the verge of sainthood bringing Trump down?? Lol

The two aren't mutually exclusive.

[fallout87]

31. Sainthood?

I don't consider myself a saint, but i know not to hit women. How low is the bar for you?

[samnsara]

58. i agree.. sometimes it takes a snake to bring down a snake.. just how effective...

..would Avenatti have been if he used 'please' 'thank you' and 'may I' when dealing with trump? He has helped bring him down.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

80. Trump has not been brought down yet, and if that happens

it will be at the hands of Bob Mueller and the new Democratic House. Avenatti is just a fart in a whirlwind.

[octoberlib]

60. I didn't see anything wrong with them.

[jberryhill]

66. Gloating is never a good look

I've been a critic of Avenatti from the get-go, but that has more to do with the puffery around his actual legal acumen. I get why people on DU like him, just like I get why people on DU were fans of Assange.

I'm sure there will be further developments around this story as well, but I just wish that people would recognize that differences of opinion around media figures happen, and that having a different opinion does not make one a troll.

[Roland99]

50. No shit!! I had three posts hidden in the last few weeks calling him out

He’s a grifter and now apparently a dirtbag, too!

[jberryhill]

127. Yeah, there's a real Avenatti fan crew with a twitchy alert finger

One of the effects of that has been that factually-supported criticism of Avenatti gets scrubbed from DU.

I had pointed out some of the problems with Tully's coffee early on and found out that you can't fight blind hero worship on DU.

Similar thing happened in the past with Assange, so I'm not to worried about it.

[Roland99]

191. And they're out in force again with their paranoia and blind loyalty

[USALiberal]

62. LOL, a "I told you" post already, I was waiting for this. nt

[Initech]

145. I never trusted this guy!

Creepy dude who represents porn stars is definitely a loose cannon waiting to happen.

[Squinch]

180. Both ex wives have denied any abuse since this story came out.

[Codeine]

17. Being an aggressive hothead in public

can unfortunately lead to being an aggressive hothead in private.

One hopes this will stop DU’s endless stream of “Avenatti 2020” posts.

[jberryhill]

46. That would be an improvement

I was just preparing to compose an update post on the Stormy Daniels litigation. In short, while we were watching the election, he moved to amend the complaint again, this time to remove the defamation claim against Cohen, since he figured out how SLAPP works.

[brer cat]

49. +++ nt

[WhiskeyGrinder]

18. .

[BannonsLiver]

19. I guess those here who were advocating he run for president can tap the brakes on that.

I had the guy pegged as a slime from the beginning. What I didn’t know was that he was a slime who likes to beat women.

[mr_lebowski]

21. So ... TMZ says he hit her yesterday, but then she was with him again today?

And apparently went out and made enough of a scene on the sidewalk, saying incriminating things like 'I can't believe you did this to me' down her cellphone, that people took note of it?

I'm not going to speculate TOO much here until I hear ... a little bit more detail, is all ...

Hope she's okay, in any case.

[fallout87]

24. Apparently there was enough evidence to arrest him

on FELONY domestic Violence. That doesn't happen by chance or on flimsy evidence. Reports are that her face is bruised, swollen.

[onenote]

33. The article says she went back to get some belongings from the apartment

I don't think that's the same as being "with him".

Obviously we don't know the whole story. Until we do, I'll reserve judgment, although I will add that if, as he claims, she hit him first, I still have a problem with him hitting her back.

[mr_lebowski]

59. I guess I probably should've read the article and not just the OP :(

[octoberlib]

34. She went back with a police escort to pick up some of her belongings. He'd kicked her out

the day before. She must have filed charges after that.

[mr_lebowski]

54. Ah ... didn't know that part of the story ...

Thanks for the enlightenment ...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

38. This is not a good look for you.

[mr_lebowski]

67. It won't be the first time ... look, the guy has made a lot of powerful enemies ...

And relations with 'estranged spouses' can be ... tense.

Just saying I'd like some more details before I form a definitive opinion is all.

I was unaware that she'd gotten a police escort today, guess I should've read the article not just the OP

[sheshe2]

53. Well

Star Member mr_lebowski (4,330 posts)
21. So ... TMZ says he hit her yesterday, but then she was with him again today?

.......

Spousal abuse is very complicated. Women don’t always leave their abusers. There may be children involved. There are a lot of reasons many times they wait too long and they’re dead. As I said it’s complicated.

[dalton99a]

27. Lisa-Storie Avenatti

[grossproffit]

169. This is his ex wife. Apparently, it's a different woman.

[nolabear]

30. Yeah, he lost me pretty quickly. Man, life is a Social Psych course these days!

I enjoyed the moxie at first but he began to strike me as too close to the gutter fighter type. And frankly I have no use for that.

Fascinating how much is boiling down to relationships between men and women these days. I’m in between righteous outrage and guilty voyeurism. What a world...

[samnsara]

32. i will wait to pass judgement on this

[meluvrem]

48. Thank you

Something really stinks about this. Timing is great for it45, we will see.

[John Fante]

140. What's so great about the timing? The election is over

and the whole Stormy bruhaha is old news anyway.

This is actually great news for Democrats - "Avanetti for POTUS" was a terrible idea from the get-go. This sqaushes that, and long before the primaries too.

[Gregory Peccary]

85. Agreed

Let's see what shakes out

[mountain grammy]

207. Same here.

He has powerful enemies.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. Unfortunately Fox and other RW sources are gloating.

I'm not a fan of Avenatti but I'm not going to gloat about this. It's bad no matter who does it, and I hate that (assuming this is true) he's damaged his own liberal reputation. The up-side, if there is one, is that his ego trip to a run for the presidency just got derailed.

[NastyRiffraff]

36. AP, The Hill have it:

Also CNBC, ABC, others. It appears legit.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[samnsara]

43. he brought trump to his knees with the Stormy Daniels case....

...he has my gratitude. I never thought he was Prez material but I am glad he was on our side when we needed some help. I wish him luck with the case and I hope he gets a judge who is fair.

[jberryhill]

52. How?

Last week he tried to amend the complaint in that case to remove the defamation claim against Cohen. The remaining claim for recission of the contract is likely to be dismissed at the hearing next month, and the only thing he's accomplished so far is that the court has awarded Trump his attorney's fees in the defamation case he filed against Trump.

The best outcome for Daniels in the contract case at this point is that she'll be ordered to give the $130k back. If you want to call that a win.

[OilemFirchen]

89. By implicating Michael Cohen in campaign finance violations.

And, by extension, implicating Donald Trump in same.

[jberryhill]

102. Bullshit

Avenatti did not even BEGIN to represent Daniels until the very end of February at the earliest, since Cohen had gotten the arbitration award against her.

Complaints were filed with the DOJ in JANUARY by Common Cause just after the WSJ got the story about the payout mechanics.

What you believe is factually untrue.

https://www.commoncause.org/resource/common-cause-v-trump-cohen-stormy-daniels/

In January 2018, the Wall Street Journal broke the story that Michael Cohen, who was President Trump’s personal lawyer, top lawyer at the Trump Organization and self-described Trump “fix-it guy” back in 2016, had set up a shell company in Delaware (Essential Consultants LLC) in October 2016 and arranged a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels through that shell company right before the November 2016 presidential election. Ms Daniels had earlier alleged that she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 and in the Fall of 2016 was in talks with one or more national media outlets to go on the record with her story.

On January 22, 2018, Common Cause filed a complaint with the Department of Justice and a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging reason to believe that the payment of $130,000 from Essential Consultants LLC to Ms. Daniels was an unreported and illegal in-kind contribution to the Trump campaign because the payment was for the purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential general election and was made in coordination with the campaign via Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen. At that time, the source of the $130,000 was unknown–and Common Cause named both the Trump Organization and “John Doe” as possible sources.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

113. Plus, the FBI had been looking at Cohen since late in 2016

because his name appeared in the Steele dossier.

[OilemFirchen]

152. Fair enough.

He also revealed the sources of other questionable payments to Essential Consultants:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-avenatti-stormy-daniels-lawyer-claims-cohen-received-payments-from-russian-oligarchs-company/

[jberryhill]

158. And the criminal investigators don't have them?

The entire contents of Cohen's residence and office were seized by federal criminal prosecutors.

To whom did Avenatti "reveal" them, and to what end?

[OilemFirchen]

175. To the public. For his own personal enrichment, I suppose.

It's ridiculous to assert, as you're attempting, that he had no impact as it relates to Trump. Do you think that public perception about Trump's corruption was not affected by Avenatti?

[jberryhill]

193. I think public perception of Trump has been pretty consistent

Is there someone who thought Trump was a wonderful guy until Avenatti sued over the contract? I would seriously want to meet that person.

I suppose we need to define "impact". The only thing he has accomplished as an attorney in relation to Trump is that he has obtained a judgment adverse to his own client in the defamation case.

Trump lost the popular vote and has never had the approval of a majority of the public.

Avenatti's appearances on TV news and opinion programs watched by a sliver of the public have the primary impact of reinforcing negative perception of Trump among those who already have a negative view of Trump (which, again, has always been a majority).

But, no, I don't believe, even if "public perception" mattered to the practical reality of Trump not being one inch closer to exiting the White House, that there is any substantial portion of the population who changed their mind about the admitted "pussy grabber" as a consequence of anything that Avenatti has done.

That feeling of "Oh boy, he really gave it to Trump this time" that one gets when Avenatti does his TV thing doesn't have anything to do with "public perception" generally.

[OilemFirchen]

208. I suppose we need to define "consistent".

Trump has bled support for two years now. I guess that, in one measure, that's "consistency".

Let's put this simply, shall we? It's safe to assume that a large majority of the voting population knows of Stormy Daniels. It's safe to assume that at least a plurality of the voting population is aware of Donald Trump's financial improprieties. And it's a clear bet that a very tiny minority of the voting population has ever heard of Common Cause.

You're welcome to draw your own conclusions.

N.b.: "... one inch closer to exiting the White House"? Da fuq?

[UniteFightBack]

92. He got it in the court of public opinion and it led to the raid on Michael Cohen ain't that enough

for you?

[jberryhill]

109. Bullshit

It did NOT lead to the raid on Cohen.

You are simply wrong about that. The papers filed by the USAO-SDNY made it clear that the referral to their office was WEEKS before Avenatti even represented Daniels.

https://www.commoncause.org/resource/common-cause-v-trump-cohen-stormy-daniels/

In January 2018, the Wall Street Journal broke the story that Michael Cohen, who was President Trump’s personal lawyer, top lawyer at the Trump Organization and self-described Trump “fix-it guy” back in 2016, had set up a shell company in Delaware (Essential Consultants LLC) in October 2016 and arranged a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels through that shell company right before the November 2016 presidential election. Ms Daniels had earlier alleged that she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 and in the Fall of 2016 was in talks with one or more national media outlets to go on the record with her story.

On January 22, 2018, Common Cause filed a complaint with the Department of Justice and a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging reason to believe that the payment of $130,000 from Essential Consultants LLC to Ms. Daniels was an unreported and illegal in-kind contribution to the Trump campaign because the payment was for the purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential general election and was made in coordination with the campaign via Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen. At that time, the source of the $130,000 was unknown–and Common Cause named both the Trump Organization and “John Doe” as possible sources.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

124. It didn't lead to the raid on Cohen. Cohen had been under investigation by the feds

well before Avenatti commenced the Daniels case.

[DeminPennswoods]

56. This is my sentiment, too

When everyone was cowering in fear of Trump, Avenatti took him head on. If not for Stormy Daniels lawsuit, we wouldn't have the Cohen indictment, conviction and co-operation that itself brough out other co-operation either voluntary or through grants of immunity.

[jberryhill]

68. That's just bullshit right there

The wheels were in motion on the matters that led to the Cohen indictment back in January. Avenatti had nothing to do with the referral that Mueller made to the USAO-SDNY on the Cohen stuff.

Avenatti is merely the rooster claiming to have made the sun come up on that one.

[Tipperary]

79. Thank you.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

100. The feds were already investigating Cohen *before* Avenatti sued on behalf of Daniels.

Remember, Cohen's name turned up in the Steele dossier, according to which Cohen entered Prague through Germany at the height of the 2016 campaign in order to meet with Russians. The FBI had obtained the dossier even before the election, but the Daniels lawsuit wasn't commenced until March of 2018. Cohen was already in the FBI's crosshairs on account of the Russia investigation, as well as for some unrelated dodgy business matters. Avenatti didn't cause the downfall of Cohen and he didn't make a dent in Trump - especially since Daniels now owes Trump a lot of money for attorneys' fees for Avenatti's ill-considered libel suit.

[jberryhill]

112. The media lemmings don't understand that

The amazing thing about the entire Avenatti act is the way that he got people to believe in a false chronology.

Most people don't pay attention to the details, and it is really something how persistent this completely false belief is.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

116. I'll give Avenatti credit for being a skillful media manipulator.

Too bad he isn't as good at litigation.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

57. Christ.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

72. He really didn't "bring Trump to his knees."

He publicized Daniels' prior relationship with Daniels by filing a lawsuit to rescind the NDA. But the real, hard work was done behind the scenes (as usual) by the federal investigators who were investigating Michael Cohen, which investigation started before Avenatti sued and which would have happened irrespective of the Daniels suit. And a part of Avenatti's litigation (Daniels' meritless libel claim against Trump) has resulted in a huge judgment against Daniels for attorneys' fees.

[jberryhill]

77. There were some interesting filings last week

Oddly enough, I was going to post an update tonight, since there was some odd action during the election.

As you may know, the issue of the contract recission and mootness is fully briefed now for hearing at the beginning of December.

However, out of the blue, Avenatti filed last week to amend the complaint a second time - this time to REMOVE the defamation claim against Cohen, because Avenatti has finally figured out how SLAPP works, and he wants to avoid a second judgment against Daniels.

Oddly enough, Cohen's lawyers are OPPOSING Avenatti's motion to amend, because they WANT to go after Daniels for fees on that one.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

78. Maybe he was too busy with tv appearances to do his legal research.

I hope they let him out of jail in time to argue those motions, and I'll bet kroner to krugerrands that he loses the motion to dismiss for mootness.

[jberryhill]

83. He'll be out on bail for sure

It's a really weird case at this point.

The "large scale view" of this thing is:

1. Plaintiff is arguing that it wants to litigate issues which the Defendant admits, and

2. Defendant is arguing that it wants to litigate counterclaims that the Plaintiff is seeking to dismiss.

Just on those dynamics alone, if I was the judge I would certainly be warming up my GTFO hammer.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

136. Yup. All you idiots, get the hell out of my courtroom.

[Tipperary]

95. Not only that, but now rumpie can hurl insults at him for this crime.

Even if not true, this is a huge hit to his rep.

[bearsfootball516]

81. Did he? Last time I checked, Trump is still in the White House.

And we haven't heard about the Stormy Daniels case for several months, it's basically vanished.

It was nice having a fighter like him, but he always seemed more concerned with his own image and getting personal publicity than actually making things happen judicially speaking. If what's been accused is true, I won't miss him and I don't think it's much of a loss.

[UniteFightBack]

93. Well he sure as shit got the ball rolling .......................nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

110. No, the ball had already been set rolling by the feds long before

the Daniels case got started. The FBI had been investigating Cohen for months and the feds would have charged him regardless of the Daniels lawsuit.

[UniteFightBack]

123. He got the ball rolling in public.....he was the mouthpiece and he did that well. nt

[Roland99]

44. I am Jack's complete lack of surprise!!!

[unblock]

134. apparently he is jack's raging bile duct....

[Oneironaut]

47. Wow. How surprising (not)

I've always seen Avenatti as being a total grandstanding douche bag. I enjoyed his trolling of Trump, but I never liked him.

He's basically Trump if Trump was on the Democratic Party's side.

[Takket]

61. 100% Same

I can't believe there was actually threads on here saying they would support him for president.

Why?

Because he sued drumpf 100 times?

Guy made a big show of filing lawsuits and I never heard of him actually following through on any of them for his clients.

He is a camera loving opportunist that saw Stormy as a chance to make his name famous, and it worked, and a lot of the same people that can't understand how deplorables are such suckers believing anything drumpf says were down on their knees worshiping Avenatti.

[jberryhill]

73. Score so far is Trump 1 : Avenatti 0

The only thing Avenatti has accomplished for Daniels so far is to have court award Trump his attorney's fees against Daniels in the defamation case.

Last week, Avenatti did some more flailing around in the contract case, and is actually being opposed in his attempt to withdraw the defamation claim against Cohen, because Cohen wants to get his fees awarded too!

[Tipperary]

98. Yes, and now it is worse.

Many of us were never a fan of his. And were attacked here for saying so.

[Docreed2003]

120. +1...I completely agree

And frankly I have been surprised by some here who were so willing to jump on his bandwagon as some savior for Democrats.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

170. Me, too. Seems like every time someone turns up on TV who loudly denounces Trump,

that person is the new knight in shining armor and people get all fanboy and go OMG OMG HE'S GOT TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT! CUZ HE WAS LIKE TOTALLY MEAN TO TRUMP!!! without considering whether that person is actually qualified and not just another shiny object celebrity who's never even run for their local park commission.

[Freethinker65]

147. Yep. +1000

[harumph]

55. I will reserve judgment until the facts come out

[nolabear]

63. Hooboy. The vultures are feasting on Twitter.

They’re acting as though he’s some huge loss and grave dancing as though the Dems has some kind of hopes riding on him. He was never actually important except as Stormy’s lawyer and advocate. I’d suggest “meh” and move on.

[HipChick]

114. I agree nolabear...

[HipChick]

69. Sounds like a set up..

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

76. How do you figure? He was arrested for felony domestic abuse

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and the ex has bruises to back up her claim. Pretty much like WH aide Rob Porter, whose head we all demanded on the basis of similar allegations (and bruises). It's wrong, whether their guy or our guy does it.

Update: Turns out the complainant isn't the ex but some other woman. We'll have to wait and see how this plays out.

[Codeine]

87. His wife set him up?

Come on. . . think about how absurd that sounds.

[HipChick]

94. The same way they got rid of Al Franken ?

Not that absurd...

I'll wait till I can see some facts...

[Codeine]

97. It's a ridiculous leap

to assume his wife faked a beating. I know you guys like to have heroes and all but at a certain point it all gets rather silly.

[Denzil_DC]

212. "It's a ridiculous leap to assume his wife faked a beating."

Avenatti's wife wasn't involved at all, let alone beaten.

Try to get some decent information before posting.

[Codeine]

220. The article initially claimed his wife

as the victim. That has since been changed. Even a cursory reading of the thread would have revealed that.

[rzemanfl]

119. +1. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

121. Franken was never accused of felony domestic abuse

and there were no victims with bruises. There is no comparison between the two situations.

[HipChick]

154. His wife just came out supporting him

a lot of you are quick to put him the barrel without facts

[Codeine]

156. We'll see how it plays out. nt

[HipChick]

161. His wife said no history of DV ever

[Hugin]

214. His 'estranged' wife set him up.

Let's be accurate here.

[Squinch]

181. Yep. Ex wife says the story is not true.

[UniteFightBack]

75. Well if true this is too bad. He served his purpose though and mission accomplished. nt

[MontanaMama]

82. If this allegation is true

then he’s done. His moment in the sun is o.v.e.r. I suppose there’s a chance that he could have been set up. tRump and his goons hate him with the heat of 1000 suns and I wouldn’t put it past them to pull something like that.

[HipChick]

106. Exactly....

Smells fishy..

[MontanaMama]

139. The other odd thing

in the TMZ report is the woman ran from the building yelling “I can’t believe you did this to me...” It just seems over dramatic. Don’t get me wrong, if he hit her, he should go down hard. This whole thing strikes me as weird.

Justice Boofer is probably going to have an extra beer tonight.

[Hugin]

215. I'm going to wait to see what develops.

This turn of events makes too many of the wrong people too happy.

[0rganism]

86. and from now on Republicans accused of domestic abuse can point at Avenatti to justify their actions

just like how they point at the asshole who shot Rep. Scalise to justify politically-motivated mass shootings by Republicans.

and our crack corps of professional journalists will perk up and say "yep, both sides do it," without ever stopping to consider if that's really a point at all.

[Hoyt]

88. Sounds like Alan Grayson, if true.

[sheshe2]

111. I thought the same thing

[LuvLoogie]

90. I remain skeptical of Mr. Avenatti...

What a shithead...allegedly...

( Not criticizing a "Democrat." I'm criticizing an accused assaulter of women.)

[UTUSN]

91. If he did it *F* him but I hope Stormy's case ain't affected.

[demmiblue]

96. I remember the net nannies calling people who were suspect of Avenatti as being "concerned".

[Codeine]

101. Hero worship is a funny ol' thing. nt

[Hoyt]

103. Yep, and worse.

[Hoyt]

99. Just reported on MSNBC.

[BlueStater]

104. He ever do anything like this before?

That's what I want to know. Guess we'll find out.

[Doodley]

105. The likes of Sean Hannity will run with this to say this is the sort of people the

Democrats have to try to bring Trump down and the fake news has provided a platform for him because they hate Trump. So, this is very bad news in our fight against Trump.

[BlueStater]

107. Trump beat and raped his first wife.

His supporters can go fuck themselves.

[Doodley]

132. This will be used to discredit all allegations against Trump, starting with Hannity tonight.

[LuvLoogie]

128. No it isn't bad news for our fight. It's great news, if we finally cut him loose before ha

fucked us. And he would have fucked us.

[MountCleaners]

122. UPDATE: Avenatti's wife denies she was a victim of domestic violence

Avenatti's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But in a statement to BuzzFeed News, attorneys for Avenatti's wife, Lisa Storie-Avenatti, refuted reports by TMZ that the alleged incident involved her.

"My client and I have reviewed the TMZ article alleging that my client, Lisa Storie-Avenatti, has been injured and that Michael Avenatti has been arrested as a result of some incident that occurred between them. This article is not true as it pertains to my client," the statement said. "Ms. Storie-Avenatti was not subject to any such incident on Tuesday night. Further, she was not at Mr. Avenatti’s apartment on the date that this alleged incident occurred. My client states that there has never been domestic violence in her relationship with Michael and that she has never known Michael to be physically violent toward anyone."

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiarosenbaum/michael-avenatti-arrested

[Codeine]

130. Well that certainly adds a bit of weirdness

to this, doesn’t it?

[jberryhill]

137. Par for this course

[Hugin]

216. +1 n/t

[Azathoth]

125. Good. He was starting to become more of a liability than an asset

And the way he was using Stormy Daniel's case as nothing but a vehicle for his own ambitions was unethical.

Get him out of the picture now before he has a chance to turn our primary into a Trumpian clownshow.

[Gothmog]

129. The TMZ report may be wrong

Link to tweet

[Roland99]

135. They've edited to say a woman. He's separated

Link to tweet

[octoberlib]

143. LAPD Twitter

Link to tweet

[Autumn]

167. The evening news said he was arrested yesterday but has not been booked.

[ananda]

138. I'm confused.

The wife's statement says he was never there at the time
of the alleged incident and that he has never abused her.

So... what??????

[jberryhill]

142. Someone at TMZ made an incorrect assumption

There would be little reason for his estranged wife to be at his apartment, since she had kicked him out of the house months ago.

It appears that he has been arrested, but that his estranged wife is not the alleged victim.

[Doodley]

141. I believe he has been set up. Sounds fake.

[Doodley]

144. I can't believe you did this to me she said loudly so witnesses could hear. How convenient.

[grossproffit]

168. "She hit me first" is what he allegedly said.

That sounds like an admission of guilt if he indeed did say that.

[roamer65]

146. Definitely reserving judgement until the facts come out.

[Raine]

149. I never liked him

he always seemed like a fast talking sleazy opportunistic media hound with a real temper.

[phleshdef]

151. A lot of you guys are gonna look stupid when the facts come out.

His wife is already denying it happened.

[Doodley]

153. This would be one scenario. He exposes that he has been set up. He investigates with help of police.

All roads lead to the White House, with the knowledge and direction of Trump, and this is the story that brings Trump down.

[Roland99]

155. He's separated from his wife. It was a different woman

And check post #143


What’s that about feeling stupid?

[phleshdef]

157. Wreaks of setup.

[Roland99]

159. Uhhhh

[Takket]

190. #believewomen

[Roland99]

197. Doesn't apply for the Avenatti afficiandos

[Tipperary]

210. "Reeks" is the word you were looking for.

[Doodley]

166. He hasn't been charged. Now it isn't involving his wife, it is

More likely to be a set up. You can pay a woman to make false allegations. More difficult for a wife to comply. He has got under Trump's skin like nobody else. Don't assume this isn't dirty tricks.

[Roland99]

176. Or that's paranoia

[Codeine]

162. No, she's denying it happened to her.

Evidently it was an entirely different woman.

[phleshdef]

163. Which makes it all the more shady. I don't believe any of it.

[Roland99]

165. Hokaaaaay

[phleshdef]

183. Hokay yourself, as more comes out, looks like my suspicion us credible

[Roland99]

184. How so?

[phleshdef]

185. Go read other reads for yourself.

Don't be lazy.

[Roland99]

186. Ha! Oh so lame. Doesn't work like that. Pony up

[phleshdef]

188. It works however I want it to work whether you like it or not.

[Roland99]

189. Because you have nothing. Thought so

[phleshdef]

192. There are threads all over gen discussion backing me up.

You're just pissed because you wanted this story to be true and now its being taken away from you. Poor baby.

[Roland99]

194. Bwa ha ha ha ha. And all the threads are full of misinformation

But go ahead. Tell us your proof oh great Carnac

[phleshdef]

195. You are so transparent. This has really bruised your ego.

[Roland99]

196. Ah ha ha ha ha

Where’s your proof?

Still waiting

[Roland99]

199. How nice of you. I ask you for your proof and you insult me

Typical Avenatti fanboi

[phleshdef]

200. You are siding with the guy that tried to frame Mueller.

Typical Russian troll.

[Roland99]

201. Wtf are you talking about??

[phleshdef]

202. Go read other threads and you'll know.

Or is your Ruskey English too limited to understand them.

[Roland99]

203. Wow. Project much?

[Roland99]

205. Such clever insults! Wow. Ya cut me deep!

[Tipperary]

211. Calling someone a troll because they disagree with you?

Not much of an argument.

[MichMan]

174. Maybe she was paid a lot of $$$ to deny it happened?

Seems to me that if someone could make a false allegation based on being paid off, it is also possible that someone could deny a factual allegation for the same reason

[Autumn]

224. Yes, it's a thing. AOC drama proved to not be true, now Jacob Wohl aka Surefire

is behind this.

Michael Avenatti
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Verified account

@MichaelAvenatti
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First Mueller and now me. When we are fully exonerated I am coming for you Jacob Wohl aka Surefire.

[orangecrush]

177. Smells like bullshit

[cannabis_flower]

182. I'm withholding judgement for now.

First let me say I'm a woman and not a man. I have been abused in the past so I agree that no one deserves a beating and that goes for men as well as women. However, things aren't always what they seem. I'm going to tread lightly here because I don't want anyone to say I'm condoning any kind of domestic violence, but there are different situations.

There are situations where one partner (and it could be a man or a woman) is beaten and the other partner is the culprit. This could be a man and a women, or two men or two women. And this is probably the majority of cases.

But there are other cases that aren't so clear-cut.

I have personally known a woman who would provoke a fight, both verbally and physically. Some of her partners hit her. One of them didn't hit her but pinned her to the wall because she was attacking him and hitting him and she got bruised where he held her back because she was continually trying to hit him and her liver was so damaged from alcohol that she bruised easily. He was arrested but the case was dismissed at trial when it was found out that the police had threatened to have her probation revoked if she didn't testify against him. She didn't want to and said he hadn't hit her and was only trying to hold her back to keep her from hitting him.

Another woman I knew was a neighbor. My boyfriend at the time personally witnessed her boyfriend leaning over the bed to give her a kiss when he came home and she tore into the inside of his mouth with her fingernails and scratched him about the face and neck. He pushed her away and may have hit her trying to defend himself. He left and the police were called but he came back and hid in the closet. My boyfriend told the police that he was hiding in the closet and they had him come out and looked at his face and said "Oh my gosh, what happened to you". The police ended up not taking either of them to jail.

And of course, there are women who are angry for being rejected or have an ulterior motive and just lie, probably not the majority of cases but it does happen.

For now Avenatti is saying he never hit any woman. The story from CNN said the accuser wasn't his wife. His soon to be ex-wife said she said he never hit her. I'm going to wait to hear more information about who this woman is and what was the situation that lead to the altercation. Also are there any witnesses to anything.

[Wintryjade]

209. This is his. He is not a part of the Democratic Party nor has any relevance.

Big ole whatever for me. Doesn't touch the Democrats. Not ours.

[Crunchy Frog]

218. Well, I guess that takes care of that.

[elocs]

221. If we hold to an accusation automatically means guilty, then Avenatti is through.

But you'd reckon that in today's atmosphere concerning abuse of women by men that he would be smart enough to realize that.

When I read: "We're told during today's confrontation the woman ran out of the apartment building and was on the sidewalk on her cellphone with sunglasses covering her eyes, screaming on the phone, "I can't believe you did this to me."" it sounds suspiciously like a set-up to me.

I am reminded of the part in the "Dirty Harry" movie where the psychopath pays to have himself beaten up so he could blame Dirty Harry for it. Could be some variation of that here, but just the accusation makes it tough for Avenatti.

[cannabis_flower]

223. Not only that..

I once had a boyfriend hit me in the head just above my temple. You could not see a bruise probably because it was covered with hair. He went outsiders and I locked him out. He came back and demanded I let him back in. I opened the door with the chain, he burst in like Jack Nicholson in The Shining as I tried to stop him by closing the door. Hit him in the nose with the door as he forced his way in. I left on foot and called the police. They came and couldn't see where he had hit me but saw his bloody nose and almost took me to jail. Maybe something like that happened. I am really glad I got out of that situation soon afterwards.

[disillusioned73]

222. This guy was always ALL about himself..

not surprising..