As Twitchy told you, self-appointed crusader for women Michael Avenatti has reportedly been arrested for domestic violence. Which makes it kinda tough to avoid looking at some of Avenatti’s greatest hits (no pun intended) in a different light.
Like this one, for example, that Charles C.W. Cooke dug up:
You are right. I should have turned my back on my client. Told her to “shut up” and stay quiet because people like you apparently believe assault victims are to blame. This line of thinking is disgusting and offensive to all survivors. And it makes lawyers not want to help them.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 6, 2018
Oh dear. As if that weren’t bad enough, how about these?
"You've got to engage in smash-mouth politics if you're going to beat Donald Trump." – Michael Avenatti, October 15.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) November 14, 2018
"The only way you're going to beat him is by hitting him twice as hard as he hits you." – Avenatti, same interview
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) November 14, 2018
And then this:
At least he keeps his word. pic.twitter.com/7CG5L5qYzW
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) November 14, 2018
And there’s still plenty more where that came from.
One month ago, Avenatti:
"These old white men still don’t understand that assault victims and women deserve respect and to be heard." https://t.co/XocjD6ontk
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) November 14, 2018
Avenatti:
"I have consistently called on white males like me to step, take responsibility, and be a part of stoping the sexism and bigotry that other white males engage in."
Also Avenatti: "SHE HIT ME FIRST, OFFICER!" https://t.co/zKrSpIppva
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) November 14, 2018
Yeesh.
Editor’s note: This post originally stated that Avenatti has been charged with domestic violence against his estranged wife, but TMZ’s report now only refers to an unidentified woman, so we’ve removed mention of the wife. Also, this post has been updated with additional text and tweets. Some tweets have been removed from this post for use in a subsequent post You can read that post here.
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Update:
Oh geez:
1/2 – Shortly after I filed the case on behalf of Stormy, David Nold from Seattle filed a bogus bar complaint against me alleging improper conduct. Numerous conservative media outlets ran stories on the baseless complaint, including @foxnews, and impugned my reputation…
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) November 13, 2018
2/2 – I said at the time that the accusations were politically motivated and baseless. And I was right. I was just cleared. #Basta pic.twitter.com/4xITraTaXN
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) November 13, 2018
Good thing, too. That should free up time for him to dig himself out of his current mess.
Now there will be new charges brought before the State Board.#Busted https://t.co/zKivL7QiaB
— …I thought Ordys could fly (@OrdyPackard) November 14, 2018
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