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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLawyer Michael Avenatti Steals The Show In Stormy Daniels' '60 Minutes' Interview
MAR 26, 2018 @ 08:07 AM
Michelle Fabio, CONTRIBUTOR
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In stark contrast to Daniels congenial talk with Cooper, in which she recounted her playful spanking of Trump with a magazine that featured his picture (Mother Jones reported it to be none other than Forbes), Avenattis delivery was sober, serious and clear about the real, legal issues at stake in the case:
Anderson Cooper: There are people who argue that this much ado about nothing, that if this was not a story about, an adult film actress and the President of the United States, no one would pay attention.
Michael Avenatti: This is about the cover-up. This is about the extent that Mr. Cohen and the president have gone to intimidate this woman, to silence her, to threaten her, and to put her under their thumb. It is thuggish behavior from people in power. And it has no place in American democracy.
Avenatti also had special words for Cohens claim that he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket.
Michael Avenatti: It's laughable. It's ludicrous. It's preposterous.
Anderson Cooper: Lawyers don't do that, you're saying. You-- you--
Michael Avenatti: Ever.
No minced words there, which isnt surprising from a guy who pulled out a blown-up photo of Cohen during a tense discussion with Cohen's attorney, David Schwartz, on CNN, demanding to know why Cohen wouldn't come and talk in person.
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Zambero
(8,981 posts)Avennati had used it as a prop before the interview. Is there something being held back perhaps, or was it a clever move to boost interest in the interview?
Mr.Bill
(24,373 posts)for them to show all their cards at this stage of the game.
PunkinPi
(4,882 posts)Link to tweet
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)I wish I could find a lawyer that will randomly pay my bills.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,075 posts)Unless tRump is underwater in debt to Russian oligarchs.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)I was being snarky.
Skittles
(153,310 posts)cungar2000
(98 posts)All I needed was a benevolent lawyer like Michael "Says Who?" Cohen
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,075 posts)7962
(11,841 posts)I see two Amex bills, those would certainly be easy to show
Still gonna be hard to prove an definite re-pay. Obviously we know it was, but its still gotta be proven
brush
(53,978 posts)Just a coincidence, or a coordinated crossing of all the "T"s and dotting of all the "I"s timed just before
the election by the repugs...including Comey, Chaffetz, Cohen, Giuiliani and all the other scuzz balls of
the campaign?
spike91nz
(180 posts)Some serious mother issues going on; or so it would appear.
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)Just like his friend Don King, they follow the mafia playbook.
IronLionZion
(45,667 posts)just to see it went into these grifters' pockets now in time for the 2018 election.
They must be pissed. It would be a real shame if we kept reminding them of this misuse of campaign funds and they decided not to donate this year.
brush
(53,978 posts)You mean something like this: "Nice little campaign you got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it?"
oberliner
(58,724 posts)That he is so frequently on so many news program is just stupid.