Avenatti just tweeted that he has filed a lawsuit against Trump for defamatory statements

[Mrs. Overall]

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Tweet Text:

@MichaelAvenatti
4m4 minutes ago
Moments ago, we filed this lawsuit against Mr. Trump for his recent irresponsible and defamatory statements about my client @stormydaniels. He is well aware of what transpired and his complicity. We fully intend on bringing it to light. #buckleup #basta

[Kingofalldems]

1. Nice. Suing for defamation.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cghg5fwc42lh7y7/Complaint.pdf?dl=0

[Kingofalldems]

2. Looks like a good case from here:

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

3. This will be a fun lawsuit to watch

[Rorey]

4. Litigate him to death.

Couldn't happen to a more deserving scumbag.

[MontanaMama]

5. Avenatti is taking no prisoners.

#buckleup! Classic...

[procon]

6. OK, I gotta ask about the money.

Lawyers are expensive. All these court proceedings cost money. I truly love the man, and Michael Avenatti seems like a very good lawyer, so his fees aren't cheap, but who is paying the bills? He's everywhere, flying from coast to coast, appearing in courtrooms, doing a media blitzkrieg, attending gala events, and all that stuff costs a lot of money.

So who's the Sugar Daddy bankrolling him, it can't be just Stormy Daniels the ex porn star, can it?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. I think he's figuring on making more money from all this fame.

He's been successful enough in his law practice to bankroll himself for the litigation costs, so I think he has future employment prospects in mind (maybe as a cable TV legal analyst).

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Don't The Shows Pay To Bring The Guests In?

And, he's done some of the shows from SoCal which is where he lives. It can't cost that much to drive there.

Besides, doing this pro-bono puts him a position of looking like a good guy, plus a high powered lawyer willing to take on PINO.

He'll make the money back easily, even if it's his own bankroll.

[3_Limes]

12. I forget which show it was -

And it's hard to keep track bec' he's on all of them - but I do recall hearing him admitting that he may have some ambition for elected office. And this kind of exposure will be an excellent springboard to anything in that direction.

[procon]

15. I'd like to see him do that, too. nt

[NCTraveler]

14. .

http://time.com/money/5205869/stormy-daniels-money-raised/

The coast to coast flights and appearances are personal promotion.

[dpibel]

17. I suspect he can front the costs himself

Just the cases he's been involved with that are listed at Wikipedia have total verdicts of about $650 million dollars. I'm thinking his share of fees on that much money has left him with the ability to buy a few airplane tickets and to handle contigent fee cases without needing any backing but his own checkbook.

[bucolic_frolic]

19. Avenatti's got you already

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Be clear: the only source of outside funds for the legal fight we are waging is the http://crowdjustice.org site and Ms. Daniels’ personal funds. No PACs, no political party, no special interests, no fat cat donors. The haters need to come up with a new conspiracy theory. #basta

[procon]

22. Thanks! Good to know that he's a man of principle and integrity too. nt

[LittleGirl]

21. surely this is his strategy, right?

I mean, he's a lawyer and a damn smart one at that. He's going to try to figure out every angle they are going to throw at him long before this started right?
He seems like a terribly smart person to take on IQ45 and his administration and be one step ahead of them.
I hope he can take him (dump truck) down.

[triron]

8. Keep piling it on Avenatti! Trump is a monster that must be taken down.

[triron]

10. kick for visibility

[NewJeffCT]

11. This will be fun to watch

Bill Clinton was able to be sued while President, so why not Herr Trump?

[NCTraveler]

13. GoFundMe got up high enough?

This guy is a trip. Gotta love him.

[NightWatcher]

16. Just connect trump with the $1.6 million that Broidy paid for the playmate's abortion.

Get trump run out of town and we'll put a stature of you in DC.

[Scurrilous]

18. K&R

[Kingofalldems]

20. Kick this one.