Attorney Michael Avenatti hints $1.6 million abortion payout was for Trump - not GOP donor

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory




TRAVIS GETTYS
26 APR 2018 AT 09:27 ET

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Attorney Michael Avenatti appeared Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” where he gave a wide-ranging interview on the lawsuit against the president and a related criminal investigation of Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen — and he said reporting on the case had missed an important detail.

“So, Mika, you are familiar with the fact that a week ago, Judge (Kimba) Wood ordered Michael Cohen’s attorneys to disclose all of his clients for the last three years,” Avenatti said, “and there were three clients listed — three clients listed. Do you recall which three?” Brzezinski listed Trump, Fox News host Sean Hannity and Republican donor Elliott Broidy — but Avenatti said she was making the same mistake everyone else had.

“No, no, no,” he said. “Mr. Trump, the Trump organization and Sean Hannity. Mr. Broidy was not disclosed in open court as one of Michael Cohen’s clients.” Co-host Joe Scarborough asked the attorney what that meant.

“I think at some point we are going to find out, if in fact, the client in connection with the ($1.6 million) settlement was, in fact, Mr. Broidy. I’m going to leave it at that.”

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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2018/04/attorney-michael-avenatti-hints-1-6-million-abortion-payout-trump-not-gop-donor/

[barbtries]

1. i have never ever doubted

that this supposedly pro forced birth advocate has fathered any number of abortions. he just hates women.

[Dave Starsky]

7. It's been well established that he refuses to use condoms.

So he's either paid for a lot of abortions, or he has his out-of-wedlock crotch fruit running around half the nation. I'm sure it's quite a bit of both.

[barbtries]

12. that's my assumption.

as for his relationship with his daughter...i don't really have a doubt about that either.

[Dave Starsky]

14. You can pretty much assume the worst with him about anything.

He's kind of like the Captain Sternn character in the movie Heavy Metal.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

41. He probably can't find condoms in his size.

Extra-tiny. At least that's my theory, based on the size of his hands.

[FakeNoose]

21. I get your meaning, but I think we can't assume Cheeto is anti-choice

During the campaign he said he was pro-life/anti-choice while he was courting the fundies. Well now he's got them and he doesn't have to pretend he has morals anymore. We've seen this repeatedly with his treatment of other issues such as adultery, racism, violence, greed, and the constant lies. Why should this be any different? I submit that Cheeto has no scruples about telling women to get an abortion, or paying them to get one.

Before he became a Republican, he was on record as being pro-choice but that was several years ago. I'd have to dig through old news stories to find any references, but I'm sure it's there.

Just sayin'

[barbtries]

39. oh i totally agree.

he's probably in favor of forced abortion when a pregnancy is inconvenient to him.

the statement i made is not all that relevant to this discussion. but i mean he hates women and he hates poor people so taking choice away from those demographics is more than fine by him, plus of course it feeds the evangelical base.

[marble falls]

2. Holy poop. I hope it all doesn't come out before we sweep the election in Nov! We need a new....

Congress before anything happens to Trump.

We do not need the false narrative that dumping Trump is all that's needed to get "politics" back to normal. We sure do not want a President Pence.

[hueymahl]

3. Surely, surely, surely

The evangelicals will finally turn on him if this is true? I mean, is there anything more important to them than abortion?

[Dave Starsky]

9. They'll blame it on the hussy who seduced him.

You know, even great King David had concubines, and such. How dare anyone impugn the righteousness of His Orange Majesty.

[More_Cowbell]

18. Or say he had a future Democratic voter aborted

I think at this point there's NOTHING he could do to lose the evangelical "Christian" vote. He was right about that.

[PubliusEnigma]

10. Let's see if they can swallow the fact that Trump paid 1.6 million dollars to abort a baby.

[bigbrother05]

31. He'll claim it was to cover medical costs and initial child support

Then blame the woman (women) for lying to him and keeping the cash.

[awesomerwb1]

13. Nah. He repented.

It's all good now.

[Freethinker65]

32. To Evangelical leader charlatans, power and money are # 1

They use abortion as a wedge issue to hold onto power and make money. Their blind followers will accept any excuse their leaders tell them about Trump to continue to support him. Trump is their savior and a virile godly alpha male and was only screwing with every sexy celebrity porn star/model/actress/married woman he could because it was as God intended. The women chose to be with him because who wouldn't want an opportunity to fuck the chosen one of God. God was happy to accept Trump's "angel children" to his kingdom of heaven, or Maralago of the sky. The not so blind followers are probably close to, if not past, their breaking point.

[thbobby]

4. I wonder if Evangelicals are willing

to give trump a "dirty sanchez" or "mulligan" or whatever for paying 1.6 million to a woman for getting an abortion.

[DetlefK]

8. I can say with all certainty that it's NOT a "Dirty Sanchez".

[thbobby]

11. I am not so sure! /nt

[Dave Starsky]

16. Using "Trump" and "Dirty Sanchez" in the same sentence...

Will get you sent straight to Hell.

[GeorgeHayduke]

43. Nonono.

It's too perfect. Dirty Sanchez is his new nickname now. Who has photoshop?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. Remember the Tennessee Congressman.

Who had an extra marital affair and then told his Mistress to get an abortion? He got re-elected because he was far better than a Democrat with morals aND ethics.

Trump supporters are HYPOCRITES to their corrupt cores.

[DetlefK]

6. And this here is a prime example what the job of a lawyer really looks like.

Read all the laws, read all the available information. And in that mountain of paperwork you have to find that one infinitely small detail that actually matters. That one detail that makes the difference.

[sprinkleeninow]

34. That observation grabbed hold of me as well.

To deduce stuff that is 'obscure'....
Wow, just wow.
I hope he attains success 1000%.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. THAT would be the motherlode

Payoffs varying depending on the transgression

[Achilleaze]

17. republican family-values abortion. The KGOP's Dirty Donny* has no bottom

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[GeorgeGist]

19. Would it be any worse ...

than shooting someone on 5th Ave?

[BigmanPigman]

38. His cult don't care and the religious nuts

will continue to make excuses for him and say that since it happened long ago and BEFORE he was the fake prez it doesn't count as a sin to them.

[Maxheader]

20. We going to allow

this worthless p.o.s to continue molding this country
within its lying treachery? To influence the young
with its ok to be irresponsible and morolly corrupt?
Cuz thats what cheetoz and the gop is going...
VIVA LA EMPEACHMENT...never forget..

[kimbutgar]

22. Please make it so

I bet Twitler paid for quite a few abortions. I wonder how his evangelical white supremists voters will think when they find this out?

Delish

[Botany]

24. I wonder how his evangelical white supremists voters will think when they find this out?

They will not care or say something about "love the sinner hate the sin."

And like you I have no doubt that Trump has paid for many abortions ....
I think Marla Maples is on record that Trump wanted her to get an
abortion when she was pregnant with Tiffany.

kimbutgar

[luvtheGWN]

25. Well, first of all they'll say it's FAKE NEWS

so we shouldn't expect any reaction from them at all........Trump knows full well there's all kinds of dirt that can be found, which, I firmly believe, is the real reason he started the FAKE NEWS meme. And I'm equally sure that all his staff know it too.

[Botany]

23. So will the evangelicals give Trump another mulligan on this one?

n/t

[BobTheSubgenius]

26. Well, what's a little abortion and subsequent cover-up

between evangelicals? I mean...really. It's a mere trifle, AIR?

[rainin]

27. Let's lay out the gymnastics logic or contortionist logic that is coming to excuse trump's behavior.

"It happened a long time ago."
"God forgives, so should we."
"He was a different man back then. He's forgiven by the grace of God."

Growing up, I remember hearing this scripture: "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven." All you need is a gullible flock and an immoral leader and you'll have a religious movement. The religious right doesn't resemble the Christianity I grew up with. We have to defeat them.

[sprinkleeninow]

35. Beware of preachers in sheep's clothing. eom

[Faux pas]

28. Avenatti is one of my secret boyfriends

it's a secret because he doesn't know.

[sprinkleeninow]

36. He's got a crush club goin' awn!

I added him to my list of 'crushees'.
Adam's still no. 1 in the political dept. 'tho. 😍
Then Idris Elba, the British actor.....🤗

[Faux pas]

37. We have such

great taste in men!

[sprinkleeninow]

40. I think their smarts/professionalism/states-person-like qualities are quite the draw.

Idris, 'tho, is a looker. 😍

My taste has evolved all these decades it seems. I got married to a college student/frat brother/lifeguard. His wrap-around shades were a 'siren call'! 😆

They're dreamy for their brains. [The aforementioned guys.] 🤗 Did that come out right?🤔

and 👊 on your fine taste!

the bums out.

[SunSeeker]

29. Yep. That whole Broidy story smells.

Why would a low name recognition guy like that pay $1.6M to hush an abortion?

[askyagerz]

33. I thought the same thing when it came out

Thats a big number...

[cilla4progress]

30. That's why he always looks like the cat

That swallowed the canary??!

Who amongst us would doubt this, or hasn't thought there must be this, in trump's past?!

Evangelicals - FALSE XTIANS - deserve this!

[Izzy Blue]

42. Looked and can't find anything online

That says the judge was told by Cohen's lawyer that the Trump Organization was one of Cohen's 3 clients along with Trump and Hannity or anyone in the MSM confirming what Avenatti said or discrediting it.

Cohen was trump's personal lawyer and the lawyer for the Trump Organization for years so it would make sense that it was stated as a client.
What I don't get is yesterday when Trump said that Cohen did a "tiny,tiny fraction" of his legal work and just mentioned representing/represented him with Stormy Daniels he didn't mention Cohen and his Trump Organization.

The married Broidy did make a public statement confirming that he got the playboy bunny pregnant, she got an abortion and he gave her money.
Also if what Avanetti claims is true it could be the married sleaze bag Hannity who made the 1.6 million settlement.

I am a big fan of Avenattis but can't wrap my head around t this one.





"No, no, no,” he said. “Mr. Trump, the Trump organization and Sean Hannity. Mr. Broidy was not disclosed in open court as one of Michael Cohen’s clients.” Co-host Joe Scarborough asked the attorney what that meant."