Quotes from Michael Avenatti

I've never understood this idea of not shooting straight with people.

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

My past business dealings, my personal life, who I'm dating, the details of my divorce, other business matters that I've had - all that should be completely off-limits.

I think Donald Trump is a very unique candidate.

I'm not going to opine as to whether I think a particular candidate can beat Donald Trump or not.

I can't remember the last time I was able to just chill.

'The Washington Post' doesn't have to report on what I post on Twitter. CNN doesn't have to report on what I post on Twitter. All kinds of media outlets - they don't have to report on anything that I post on Twitter. Just like they don't have to report on all kinds of other things that other people post on Twitter.

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

The attorney doesn't decide what to do; the client ultimately decides what to do.

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

Being president isn't a solo position. You surround yourself with highly qualified people that are smarter about issues than you are. But that's not enough. You then have to listen to them.

I am blessed to have an incredible staff of other highly competent paralegals, lawyers, and others that I have surrounded myself with. This is not a one-man band by any stretch.

I completely disagree with the idea of eliminating ICE. We should not eliminate ICE: it's like saying we should eliminate the police force.

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.

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

I have a lot of notoriety now because of the Stormy Daniels case. I was less well known before outside of legal circles.

I would not describe myself as a Trump hater.

We have, in this country, this Puritan, hypocritical, nonrealistic view of sex that is entirely different than the view, for instance, in Western Europe.

I believe that our party, the Democratic party, must be a party that fights fire with fire.

If you're going to be a fighter, and you're going to fight for the future of this country and lead the Democratic Party, then you can't be ducking fights.

We live in a different media age, a different realm if you will. And whoever is going to aspire to the presidency is going to need to understand what that realm entails and how to navigate it.

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.

It's pretty clear that a lot of people in politics see me as a threat, and they should, because I am.

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