Michael Avenatti

Anybody that says I don't have any experience in immigration cases doesn't know what the hell they're talking about.

My past business dealings, my personal life, who I'm dating, the details of my divorce, other business matters that I've had - all that should be completely off-limits.

Part of the problem is that we don't have enough Democrats that will actually stand toe-to-toe with this bully Donald Trump and fight for the rights and values of this republic.

I have a lot of notoriety now because of the Stormy Daniels case. I was less well known before outside of legal circles.

Initially, I was very skeptical about getting involved because I, much like many Americans, had preconceived notions about Stormy Daniels and her motivations and what she is all about.

I think I've always acted confident, even at times I haven't been confident.

I can't remember the last time I was able to just chill.

Women face a very, very difficult time when they run for higher elected office, unfortunately, especially against a guy like Donald Trump.

We live in a different media age, a different realm if you will. And whoever is going to aspire to the presidency is going to need to understand what that realm entails and how to navigate it.

You can't go into Youngstown, Ohio, and tell everybody they're going to be retrained and go work for Google or Apple.

The Washington Post' doesn't have to report on what I post on Twitter. CNN doesn't have to report on what I post on Twitter. All kinds of media outlets - they don't have to report on anything that I post on Twitter. Just like they don't have to report on all kinds of other things that other people post on Twitter.

Donald Trump - you can say a lot of negative things about him, and I do, and I think he's completely unprepared for the office, and he lacks the fabric to lead this nation, but if there's one thing that he understands, it's branding and how to navigate the media.