Michael Avenatti called out The Federalist’s Caroline Court over her “constant attacks on my client Stormy Daniels”:
Atty Caroline Court’s constant attacks on my client Stormy Daniels, our case and our efforts are disgusting. It is a disgrace for her to call Stormy a “prostitute” and us other disparaging names in furtherance of her “Federalist” agenda. She is an embarrassment to the profession.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) August 29, 2018
First up, Caroline Court tweets under the username @BeyondReasDoubt, so good luck with Google, Avenatti fans:
I can’t stop giggling at the thought of journos googling “Caroline Court lawyer” ?
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 29, 2018
But more importantly, the reason Avenatti is so pissed at @BeyondReasDoubt, who is a criminal defense attorney in real life, is because of this absolutely devastating critique of his legal work with regard to refugees and asylum seekers at the border that she wrote up for The Federalist:
In case you missed why Michael Avenatti is so mad at Caroline Court, this piece clearly struck a nerve. I know the truth hurts, Michael. https://t.co/C8rh8qZpiO
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 30, 2018
Do read the entire thing, but the TL;DR version is that Avenatti is being accused of agreeing to “voluntary departures” for his clients when actual immigration and asylum attorneys are winning such cases, thus allowing their clients to say in America:
Avenatti’s craziness doesn’t stop there. Several immigration lawyers believe Avenatti is agreeing to “voluntary departures” for children for publicity’s sake. Voluntary departure is a process whereby the individual chooses to return to his or her home country and forgo any proceedings. While Avenatti’s tweets make it seem like he’s doing God’s work reuniting children with their parents, he could very well being doing real damage.
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And it’s not just @BeyondReasDoubt criticizing Avenatti. Here are a few tweets from her piece:
How many asylum claims have you successfully litigated Allen? How many refugee children have you represented? I haven’t had a single child from Central America removed since the surge. Not one. Every single one of them have had relief granted or are soon to receive it. 1/2
— Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) August 17, 2018
Asylum isn’t the only relief available to these children. But the layman doesn’t know that or how to navigate the complexities of US immigration law. Part timers in immigration court are doing irreversible harm but they are too inexperienced to know it. 2/2
— Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) August 17, 2018
As for Avenatti’s tweet calling out “Caroline Court,” @BeyondReasDoubt answered him with this mini-thread on how he’s using Stormy Daniels as a shield to deflect from the very real criticisms raised of his legal work on the border:
Few thoughts on this tweet now that I’ve finally stopped laughing. First, Caroline’s articles have referred to Ms. Daniels as an “onscreen prostitute” for months now. 1/ pic.twitter.com/Oisl1LkJEg
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 30, 2018
Second, the articles don’t “attack” Ms. Daniels, they attack Avenatti and his lawyering, and describe the myriad of problems surrounding him that have been brought to light since he decided to become a public figure. 2/
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 30, 2018
Third, I have no idea what Caroline’s “Federalist agenda” is, but shoutout to Madison, Jay and Hamilton! 3/
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 30, 2018
Fourth, why after all these months of Caroline’s articles about his circus did he get mad today? Well, today’s article clearly hit a nerve. Caroline wrote about the potential damage he’s doing to the children he’s portraying as assisting. 4/
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 30, 2018
The article discusses the potential harm he may be causing, including when he tweets the names and pictures of individuals seeking asylum; and then waives their rights and help them return to the country they claim to be fleeing because it’s dangerous. 5/
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 30, 2018
An excellent point is raised in the tweet below. Has Avenatti made these individuals kidnapping targets because some loudmouth, attention seeking lawyer is basically responsible for them now? 6/https://t.co/m8enZhuEMC
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 30, 2018
So Avenatti, Caroline is glad she has your attention. If your tweet is an attempt at discrediting or even intimidating me, try again. There’s nothing false in any of the articles as I’d never allow that. So carry-on and I’ll continue to watch and write as I see fit. Fin/
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) August 30, 2018
Editor’s note: We incorrectly listed Court’s Twitter name as @BeyondReasonDoubt. It’s BeyondReasDoubt.
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