Michael Avenatti Quotes (1971-)

“If I am correct, this could end very badly for Mr. Trump and others.”

“I am stunned and speechless. If this is accurate, the American people have been lied to and deceived for months. And justice must be served.”

“We are uncovering more and more evidence that demonstrates that the American people have not been told the truth, we will not stop until we get to the bottom of this.”

“I am pleased to report that the charges against my client have been dismissed in their entirety.”

“I think there's a huge appetite within the [Democratic] party for a fighter, i think the party has yearned for a fighter -- a fighter for good, if you will -- for a significant period of time. And for many, I'm probably seen as that individual.”

“(Cohen) is radioactive. Anyone that had any contact with this man in the last 20 years should be very concerned about what secrets of theirs are within these documents.”

“Michael Cohen appears to be selling access to the president of the United States.”

“We've got a whole host of information that we are going to be releasing relating to Mr. Cohen and relating to Mr. Trump, so they better buckle up.”

“You [Donald Trump] are an habitual liar and a disgrace to this nation. You again claimed tonight that I have made false accusations against you. Name them! Those felonies that Cohen pled guilty to? The allegations about you having sex with my client with a 4 mo old at home?”

“You [Donald Trump] are an habitual liar and complete narcissist who also is a disgrace as a president and an embarrassment to our nation.”

“Mr. Cohen has been placed in the crosshairs by Mr. Trump, he has been set-up to take the fall. An enormous amount of misplaced faith has been placed on his shoulders and I do not believe he has the mettle to withstand it.”

“Rudy Giuliani's basically stating that women that engage in the adult film industry and other forms of pornography don't have reputations and are not entitled to respect.”

“The President trusted Michael Cohen as his fixer for years, he trusted him with his innermost secrets, and I think that the chickens are about to come home to roost.”

“Stormy went into such graphic detail [in her book] because she remains frustrated as to those who still question whether she is telling the truth, she is tired of Trump, (lawyer Rudy) Giuliani and others lying about what happened.”

“These are facts you would find out as an attorney in the first 30 minutes of a meeting with a client, this is not that complicated of a situation. Did The President know about the $130,000 payment? When did The President know about it? Did The President know about the agreement? Did The President reimburse it and how did The President reimburse it? I mean I don't understand what's so complicated about that unless you're trying to hide things.”

“Trump has now determined that he and he alone will be the sole arbiter of whether a woman’s claims of sexual assault and misogyny are credible. Why even have an FBI investigation? I thought it was their job to make this determination. He and Kavanaugh are afraid of the truth.”

“The president had effectively an extramarital affair slush fund that was administered by Michael Cohen and that he would just be expected to take care of these things, they were a regular occurrence. I mean, that in and of itself should be very disturbing.”

“These text messages show that the prior denials by Mr. President Donald Trump and Mr. Cohen relating to what President Donald Trump knew and about the honesty of my client were absolute lies, there was a significant cover-up here as part of an attempt to deceive the American people and Mrs. President Donald Trump and we intend on getting to the bottom of it.”

“I know some of you may disagree with me. The answer to Donald Trump, you may say, is to do just the opposite of Donald Trump. Being noble, being kind, being classy. And I am all for each of those things, but tonight, with our country under an unprecedented assault by a con man who fights only for himself and degrades the vulnerable and the powerless and regular hardworking people day in and day out, I believe that we must honestly ask ourselves ... [in the Democratic] party whether those we fight for can afford our gentleness.”

“This [report of Trump personally directing effort to silence Stormy Daniels] describes what we have been saying for months and what Trump and Cohen denied repeatedly. In the same way Trump is now attacking Julie Swetnick. He is a thug and a liar. WSJ ref … via*SJ 7:48 AM - Oct 2, 2018”

“Senator Collins [in presenting her support for confirming Judge Kavenaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States] is channeling Donald Trump. Entirely disingenuous and shameful. Where was she when Judge Garland could not even get an up or down vote? This is all about her post-office job opportunities on K street. We shall never forget. Not in Nov. Not in 2020. Not ever.”