Avenatti has figured it out. He knows Trumps game and he is turning it against him.

[shockey80]

Trumps entire game is based on taking advantage of and conning the news media. He has done it his entire life and he is good at it.

Avenatti knows Trump is not smart and mentally fucked up. If he loses his greatest strength, the news media, Trump will destroy himself. Avenatti is using the news media against Trump. He is using the news media to talk directly to Trump. Cohen will turn on you. You will resign because that will be your only option. Avenatti is attacking Trumps greatest strength and it is working.

Avenatti is one smart lawyer. Trump without the news media is like Samson without his hair.

[unblock]

1. it's a peculiar legal case.

At the end of the day, they just want money. He's making himself and stormy into a bigger pain so he'll pay more to make them go away, or at least to make money on less damaging terms.

At this point I would think Donnie would want to settle for letting her tell her story and keep the money just stop insulting Donnie.

Lol

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. If all Avenatti and Stormy wanted was money, they would not do it this way

They could get MORE money not dragging the idiot thru this mess this way.

I would think.

[OnDoutside]

4. It was interesting that Bill Maher got Avenatti to suggest he might run for elected office after all

this is over.

[Merlot]

20. It was interesting how Avenatti baited trumpft throughout the show

Reminded me of Ali at a press conference before a big fight calling out the opponent, working to get the upperhand on the mental game.

[world wide wally]

23. Avanetti / Harris 2020 !

[S.E. TN Liberal]

9. It is not about money.

Stormy has made it clear she is not going through this because of money.

She is pissed Trump had said she lied.

We all know who the liar-in-chief is in America.

[unblock]

14. Sorry if I'm being cynical, but I've seen far too many civil cases

Where there's restraining orders involved, or return of specific items, and a few other things, it's not always about money.

The participants often talk of higher principles and yeah, that is all relevant. But at the end of the day, often all the courts can do is award money, or clear the oath to financial reward. And the parties often settle, largely for money.

[S.E. TN Liberal]

15. She is a Trump supporter.

She voted for him. She accepted a very small amount of money for her silence.

She only spoke up once she was being called a liar.

You have no right to also call her a liar. You owe her an apology.

[unblock]

17. Oh please. I don't have to apologize for the words you put in my mouth.

[ToxMarz]

10. Money or not, I do believe they are both enjoying this too much to stop.

[Achilleaze]

16. I think he also recognizes the opportunity to perform a public service

I mean, Dirty Donny*s high crimes, misdemeanors, felonies and treason are a clear and present danger to the USA itself, as well as to the citizens of the USA. Avenatti sees that. I think Stormy does too, and that's why she's willing to go through this fire. Call me preposterously idealistic if you must, I remain firm in my conviction that this case is not purely mercenary, and that those fundamental concepts of justice are at least part of the motive matrix for THE ACCUSERS.




* aka Comrade Casino, republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Thekaspervote]

22. Thank you.. at times like these we need some heros.

I do think Avenatti is doing the right thing...why? BECAUSE that’s who he is

[cilla4progress]

3. When they go low

we go LOWER!

Bwahahaa!

Only way to stop a bully until the masses clear their brain fog.

[shockey80]

5. Avenatti is kicking Trumps ass in the press.

When you do that Trump doesn't have any answers. He is mute.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Yup. You said it. That's how it is. . . . . nt

[Blue_Adept]

6. Avenetti's biggest advantage was that trump couldn't say anything for months

And the media pounced on that because he's someone who says something about everything. So it just ratcheted up the "there must be something there" mentality itch.

[shockey80]

7. Trumps game, con, is using the news media. It took me a while to figure it out

He is nothing without the news media. Take that away or use it against him and he is nothing.

[Orsino]

34. Counterpoint: the news media invented Trump.

It's their game, not his, but as you say he is dependent on uncritical coverage.

[Eyeball_Kid]

8. Avenatti gained POWER through his media appearances to rankle Trumpy.

Now, Avenatti can attack Trumpy's reputed strengths and hollow him out.

Trumpy tells his Fanboys that he's a strong leader. Avenatti can now tell the media that Trumpy is weak and cowardly. He can point to real events to prove his point. This is Karl Rove's old trick. For instance, Avenatti can call Trumpy "Soft on Russia", "Soft on Putin", and cite instances in which Trumpy is actually soft on both. He gains credibility while Trumpy loses it.

Avenatti can call Trumpy uninterested in being President and wanting vacations more than work. He can call Trumpy "lazy", when Trumpy boasted that there's no harder worker than he. Avenatti can PROVE Trumpy is lazy by citing his vacation schedule, his "executive time", and other frivolities.

Avenatti can call Trumpy weak-minded and a follower, when Trumpy touts his great leadership abilities and his strength of resolve. Avenatti can cite real events that show Trumpy to be flipping positions, wishy-washy, ambivalent, rudderless. Again, he can use real events to prove his allegation.

Any of these attack positions will infuriate Trumpy, who can only keep his position of power by controlling the media. But the media is now listening to Avenatti. Once Trumpy's control dissipates, he lacks a tactical device to activate his base. Without constant yammering on TV about his being victimized by his entire environment, his base will gradually lose interest. If that happens, the Congressional GOP will lose interest in protecting him.

Whether Avenatti actually wants to dismantle Trumpy's self-imposed myths and destroy his public branding may be another matter. Avenatti readily uses the media to his advantage, but it may be a skill that he may only want to use when it helps his client and secondarily, himself. If shredding Trumpy's brand is strategic, then we can stick a fork in Trumpy. He's met his match.

[BobTheSubgenius]

11. I predict a sort of turning point is upcoming for the news media.

When they see it's more to their advantage to rip and tear rather than go along to get along, it will be a sad, sad day in T-ville.

[dawnie51]

12. Add to that.....

women, (including myself) find Mr. Avenatti VERY attractive, and the total antithesis of Dump, who most women (myself included) find disgusting on every level. Smart and sexy. Mr. Avenatti has to just make Dump even crazier than he already is.

[flying_wahini]

24. Uh, I second the attractive part. He is pretty hunky.

If hunky is even used anymore !

[ALBliberal]

25. I like how hes so attractive as a naturally

balding man. Comfortable in his own skin. Just such a glaring contrast to Trump who’s vanity and laziness have culminated in this sad semblance of humanity. The visual contrast could not be more striking nor I’m sure cutting to Trumps ego. Icing on the cake.

[ancianita]

13. I'm for Avenatti being the U.S. Attorney General. The FBI would welcome him.

[ALBliberal]

26. Puts current AG to shame thats for sure.

[green917]

28. That would be an enormous pay cut

I not sure he would leave his practice for the ag position but i could get behind that if he did, in fact, take that big a pay cut

[ancianita]

29. You're right. But years ahead, when he wins this case and more, pay will be less important than his

power to shape justice in this country. He's got the attitude, skill and momentum to make that happen in a few years.

[green917]

30. I hope you're right

I think he'd make a fantastic Attorney General (as would Robert Mueller III)!

[ancianita]

32. After old (literally) three sticks nails some traitors, he'll deserve to retire to endless golf.

[smirkymonkey]

18. K&R

[certainot]

21. trump still has his most important medium - the one that got him into the white house

talk radio is still all out for trump and attacking his critics and mueller, comey, etc., while liberals ignore it.

but by exposing hannity, avenatti/stormy may do even more damage to the right than just vs trump.

trump studied talk radio in 2014 (sam nunberg said it in ny magazine by gabriel sherman 4/3/16). was that evidence of collusion and were they paying off hannity and limbaugh, who is also always defending trump.

if it is exposed that the talk radio gods are getting paid, maybe even with russian money, that will be huge

[green917]

31. exactly my thoughts!

It's a matter of time and 45 knows it...i think they're all going to prison and the ones that don't will have to think twice about their tea from now on because putin's boys play for keeps.

[Mike Nelson]

27. On the money thing...

...yes, in a way, they are going for monetary gain. However, I think both Avenatti and Stormy are looking past Trump to other gains. They have built long-term financial gain for themselves; it's much wiser than a quick, quiet cash settlement.

...and, yes, Avenatti's hairstyle is much more attractive than Trump's!

[raven mad]

33. "Cohen will turn on you. You will resign because that will be your only option."

Your post to the Higher Power's ears!