Michael Avenatti

I think that if the Democratic Party focuses on nominating who will make the best president, that's going to be a critical mistake. There's only one question at the end of the day, and that question is, Can the potential nominee beat Donald Trump?

Just like there is nothing wrong with calling out unethical attorneys, there is nothing wrong with calling out unethical journalists.

I've been fighting for Davids versus the Goliaths for 18 years, my entire career.

I'm not a celebrity. I'm a guy doing a job.

A lot of people have sought to place me in the position as the leader of the anti-Trump movement. That is not something that I have aspired to. It's not something that I've requested.

I ended up working on over 150 political campaigns in 42 states; over a third of those were for Republicans. I want to be clear about that. Approximately two-thirds were for Democrats, so, I worked on both sides of the aisle, across the United States.

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 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.

For good or for bad, I'm a risk taker. I like high-stakes, high-reward type situations.

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

I can be aggressive at times. I didn't get to where I am by being a pushover, O.K.?

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.