Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

A lot of people have sought to place me in the position as the leader of the anti-Trump movement. That is not something that I have aspired to. It's not something that I've requested.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

Let's face it - Donald Trump is a very, very good con man.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

Frankly, sometimes you have to go into the belly of the beast, as they say, and take on some of these individuals even if they're entirely unprofessional, like Tucker Carlson.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

Over the years, Democrats have had a lot of very talented individuals, but they have lacked fighters.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

I would like to think people would take me seriously.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

I'm used to litigating against incredibly competent, high-quality lawyers that are very good chess players.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

For good or for bad, I'm a risk taker. I like high-stakes, high-reward type situations.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

I ended up working on over 150 political campaigns in 42 states; over a third of those were for Republicans. I want to be clear about that. Approximately two-thirds were for Democrats, so, I worked on both sides of the aisle, across the United States.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

I'm not under obligation to provide information to everyone that wants it when they want it.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

Initially, I was very skeptical about getting involved because I, much like many Americans, had preconceived notions about Stormy Daniels and her motivations and what she is all about.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

I'm a student of the law.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

I would not describe myself as a Trump hater.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

What you see with me is what you get. I don't have to conduct a poll to figure out what I'm going to tell somebody. I don't have to hire some consultant to come up with some cute catch phrase. I just call it like I see it.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

When you have a white male making the arguments, they carry more weight... Should they carry more weight? Absolutely not. But do they? Yes.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

I can be aggressive at times. I didn't get to where I am by being a pushover, O.K.?

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

I think I've always acted confident, even at times I haven't been confident.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

Michael Cohen is a criminal, and he deserves the max penalty.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

Michael Cohen is one of the world's greatest evidence hoarders. He rarely threw anything away.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

I think Donald Trump is a very unique candidate.

Michael Avenatti
Michael Avenatti

Donald Trump - you can say a lot of negative things about him, and I do, and I think he's completely unprepared for the office, and he lacks the fabric to lead this nation, but if there's one thing that he understands, it's branding and how to navigate the media.