Fascinating Kurt Eichenwald tweet: get the popcorn ready.

[catbyte]

Link to tweet

This lawsuit is devastating. And there is now no question - @seanhannity is going to be put under oath to find out if he coordinated with Michael Cohen & Stormy Daniels' former lawyer to help Trump discredit Daniels and cover up the affair. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/us/politics/stormy-daniels-lawsuit.html …

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. The results, interviews, judgments, decisions, none of it would matter if this was a

Democrat, the mere fact that such things were accused, happening, they would be impeached overnight by both parties.

And if not impeached due to legal limitations, they would be marginalized and shunned and like no lame duck in political history.

[sharedvalues]

22. Because Republican propaganda media controls public debate

Our truth-seeking media ( which is strong) is shaped, and its conversation is often controlled, by Republican propaganda media.

That is how Benghazi became a “scandal”. Republican propaganda media talked about it enough that the truth seeking media felt forced to discuss it too.

That is the chief problem in America today. Our public debate is controlled by GOP lies and propaganda.

It is the reason trump is still in office. If not for Fox and Limbaugh the corrupt orange criminal would be at 18% approval and impeached by now.

[c-rational]

30. Agreed.

[Beartracks]

32. Word. +1000. n/t

[bdamomma]

33. very true

we are being or should I say some people are being abused/ or being brainwashed by this filthy regime.

[uponit7771]

36. +1

[Rainbow Droid]

43. Yes. To all of that. Just yes. It's obvious, even to non-partisan observers.

I call them "the rest of the world" but oodles of Americans don't seem to be aware that they exist at all. Weird, right?

[Eliot Rosewater]

49. Yes, for instance the poor reaction to the 2010 election by certain folks on the left

created a nightmare aka tea-party, and they were the OPPOSITE of original tea-party and too stupid to realize that.

Since then the dumb, outspoken, know nothings became politicians as a part of this movement and even without Rump DC is a nightmare because of these children.

[CincyDem]

52. Brought to you by Ronnie R and the death of the fairness doctrine.

That's when we forgot that the broadcast airwave were a public trust and that all opinions should have equal access. Instead, we've got RW talk radio poisoning big parts of the country that live on AM radio.

This is why net neutrality is so important. It is, in effect, the fairness doctrine reapplied to the internet. Once it goes, content on the internet will start creeping and eventually rushing head long down the same path as AM radio - where Alex Jones is the only big voice in town and if you don't get it from his microphone, it doesn't exist.

[2naSalit]

55. +1

[quartz007]

31. Just tuned to Sean Hannity after reading

I see more white hair!

[malaise]

2. Get thee to the greatest page

Have to say that whoever selected that lilac suit for that court attendance is an expert on pleasing colors.
Lilac softens anything .

[Pepsidog]

10. Good observation

[malaise]

11. Loved it from Day One

[Glimmer of Hope]

35. She looks so purty. Go Stormy.

[Mopar151]

56. Stormy is no dummy!

Her business is making herself appealing to an audience - she's pretty good at it! Well spoken, personable, fairly intelligent as well. If she needed any coaching, Avenatti has it handled!

[malaise]

58. +1,000

That's for sure

[Hassler]

3. Also, Meathead Hannity, the man with Mussolini's jowls,

will be called to testify in this suit.

[tazkcmo]

4. Perjury trap!

Hammity has been lying so long he believes he is telling the truth.

[Volaris]

20. Somebody SOMEBODY please make me an admiral ackbar 'perjury trap' gif...

For the love of god, man, why didn't this exist 2 weeks ago lol?

[tazkcmo]

21. Oh shit!

We need that!

[DBoon]

51. His entire career involves lying

He has been paid handsomely for spreading malicious falsehoods

Why should he stop just because of some attorney

[Maraya1969]

5. So my question is why would her attorney turn on her? Was he given some money?

I can't think of a reason why any attorney would turn like this against their own client save for an offer of a lot of money.

[Wwcd]

7. "Extortion" Michael Avenatti

Money & he's just another of Trump's loyal mob thugs.

[Eyeball_Kid]

8. Em...

I’m not sure what you mean, but the attorneys in question are Cohen and Davidson. Avenatti is the attorney who is representing the aggrieved.

[vi5]

13. What?

Which attorney turned on her and in what way?

[fierywoman]

14. Davidson was in cahoots with Cohen. Avenatti's the white knight.

[jberryhill]

37. Davidson failed to get her a valuable media appearance

Cohen wanted to get Daniels on Hannity. Davidson said she was traveling and couldn’t do it. Unable to reach Daniels, Davidson kept stalling Cohen until the opportunity evaporated.

Hannity has millions of viewers in her key demographic - old white male losers. Getting exposure on Hannity would have been extremely valuable to Daniels.

But instead, Davidson let that opportunity slip through his fingers, and this failed to serve his client’s interest in mainstream media exposure and promotion.

[Maraya1969]

41. I don't think that is it. He wanted to get her on Hannity so Hannity could

get her to admit she lied. Hannity works for Trump. Stormy Daniels very own attorney wanted her to go against her best interests and say she didn't really have sex with IQ45.

Read the other responses to my post.

[jberryhill]

44. Whoooooshhhh

[Generic Brad]

46. Davidson was her previous attorney

He reached out to multiple women who had grievances against Trump and "represented" their interests when he was actually representing the interests of Cohen/Trump.

He tricked and misrepresented Stormy Daniels (among others) into signing NDA's and settling out of court for peanuts.

[vi5]

50. Oh, o.k. thanks....

..I thought the poster was talking about her current lawyer who seems great.

[klook]

23. Davidson pulled the same crap on S. Clifford ("S. Daniels") and

Karen McDougal: pretending to represent them when in fact he was collaborating with the "opposing" attorney, Michael Cohen, to represent Trump's interests.

That is unethical, to say the least, and -- although I am no legal expert -- it would seem to be illegal. Certainly it is a misrepresentation of intent to somebody who was supposedly his client.

[Duppers]

42. Wow!! I didn't know he rep'd Karen McDougal.

What a damn traitor!

[tblue37]

39. This guy seems like part of the Trump tag team. He "represents" the women (Stormy Daniels,

Karen McDougal) but is actually in cahoots with Trump & Cohen. Working together, he and Cohen suppress the women's stories while sleepwalking their payoff.

He was almost certainly Team Trump from the beginning, not really working on behalf of his ostensible clients.

[jberryhill]

59. That's not what Avenatti claims

He was almost certainly Team Trump from the beginning

Then why doesn't Avenatti allege that?

The suit that Avenatti filed doesn't have anything to do with why and how Daniels hired Davidson in the first place, or about the contract negotiations.

[Mopar151]

57. Apparently, facilitating "hush money" is his specialty.

Not repersenting the interests of his client.

[Wwcd]

6. This afternoon's statement from Michael Avenatti

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Scurrilous]

9. K&R

[PatrickforO]

12. You guys don't think Sean Hannity will lie his rear end off?

Even under oath? I do.

[dem4decades]

15. Cohen's records are in the hands of law enforcement.

Hannity better watch his lies.

[apkhgp]

17. Hannity will likely try and find a way

IMHO he will dig up something from somewhere to get passed all of this. He is scum and it is second nature.

[bitterross]

26. Nope. I think he'll fold and cry like a baby.

He's the type that talks really big but when his ass is actually on the line he'll fold. He'll cry and he'll turn on anyone to keep his sorry ass out of any possible lock up.

[NCjack]

48. Hammity will weep like a little school girl, and then he will tell more than

he knows, because she knows she will not last a day in prison.

[jberryhill]

38. What would Hannity have to lie about?

The Daniels story had broken days earlier, and Cohen was apparently in touch with Hanmity’s bookers to see if Hannity would put her on the show. Hannity obviously said yes. So?

Then Cohen contacted Davidson to see if Daniels was available. Davidson said she was traveling and couldn’t do it, and eventually Cohen changed his mind anyway.

I gather when you have a client who is in show business, and you get a call from someone who says they can get her millions of viewers in her key demographic, you are supposed to say “No. Go away.”

[C_U_L8R]

16. Hannity calls Trump ever night

You can be sure they're conspiring and aligning their 'stories'

[More_Cowbell]

18. An ethical news organization would fire an anchor who inserted himself into the news story

At Faux News it's a feature, not a bug.

[Honeycombe8]

19. Is anyone here surprised? Not me. But is it illegal?

That will help Daniels' case, I guess. But Hannity's credibility is shot, now, to all but the deplorables.

I don't think it's illegal but could open him up to being sued by Daniels', if he said anything false and colluded with Trump to damage her credibility.

[bitterross]

25. I wonder if there are fraud and conspiracy laws that apply.

Surely there must be something a prosecutor cans use. And it's all state - not federal. No pardons available.

[Honeycombe8]

47. I don't know. Depends on whether what he said was true or false, maybe.

A defense to slander or libel is that it's true. I don't know what Hannity said.

Her lawyer working with Cohen may be criminal, and is certainly civilly liable, since that is fraud.

But if a tv person gets with a party to a contract or lawsuit & agrees to emphasize this or that, or state certain things that are true, I don't see how that is criminal. Freedom of speech. But if it's false, that's different.

[bitterross]

24. Clearly, Cohen has the money to pay any award.

He's on record receiving millions of dollars for access to 45. That money went somewhere. I'm curious as to where it went and I sure hope Stormy and Avanatti get a bunch of it.

[Marcuse]

28. Cohen is just a bag man. The $ went to Trump.

[bitterross]

29. I think you are correct. I want to see that paper trail.

Those payments alone should be enough to impeach 45.

[kellytore]

27. Waterboard Hannity to get the truth out of him!

[oasis]

34. Hannity in the mix. I will definitely get the popcorn ready.

[triron]

40. Eichenwald seems to have a good reputation

See where this goes. Hopefully far.

[NewJeffCT]

45. The suit was filed in California STATE court

meaning a Trump cannot issues pardon for Cohen, Hannity or Davidson on this case.

Thank you Mr Avenatti

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

53. This is a civil case, not a criminal case.

Nobody is being criminally prosecuted in California with respect to the Stormy Daniels situation - only sued - so pardons are not an issue.

[bucolic_frolic]

54. Pinning down three liars

Avenatti has his work cut out for him. The defense strategy of confusion will be on display.