Michael Avenatti announces he won't run for president in 2020 - Polidicks

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna943576 Michael Avenatti, the attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels, announced Tuesday that he will not run for president in 2020 at the request of his family. "After consultation with my family and at their request, I have decided not to seek the Presidency of the United States in 2020," Avenatti said. "I do not make this decision lightly — I make it out of respect for my family. But for their concerns, I would run." Avenatti added that he will continue representing Daniels and others in litigation against President Donald Trump and his associates, adding that he "will not rest until Trump is removed from office." Avenatti has raised money for Democratic candidates and traveled to early primary states like Iowa and New Hampshire. He mentioned his bid earlier this week as he criticized coverage of his possible run for the White House. The announcement that he will not run comes amid a tumultuous period for the attorney. Daniels, his highest-profile client, had accused her lawyer of filing a defamation lawsuit against Trump against her wishes and not providing her information on a legal fund for her that he started. Daniels later said her concerns were cleared up and that she and Avenatti would remain a team. That kerfuffle followed Avenatti's arrest last month on suspicion of domestic violence, which he has denied. Daniels said at the time that she would wait and see what came of the allegations before making a decision on Avenatti's future as her attorney. It was as Daniels' attorney that Avenatti became a household name, appearing frequently in the media. The pair fought to free the adult movie star from a $130,000 non-disclosure agreement she signed with Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, just weeks prior to the 2016 presidential election to stay quiet about her allegation of a 2006 affair with Trump.

Good. I don't think he would have been a serious contender anyway, and would probably have only resulted in giving the right someone to latch onto. I appreciate him bringing the Stormy Daniels case forward but that certainly doesn't qualify him for the office of president. Also, does anyone else think he looks like an off-brand Matt Lauer?

Who tf was actually asking this guy to run? He's a hotshot lawyer who panders to liberal outrage about the "Orange Man." That's literally it. There's nothing else to this guy. Can we please go back to putting public servants in public office? The Presidency of the United States should not be a popularity contest won solely through tweets and hashtags.

And I'd pick him over Trump, but few else.

I don't disagree, and my point still stands.

I think then I have a higher bar for "qualified". Having a good heart and a law degree is not enough. I would at least want a candidate to have held public office before or have an extensive record of public service before I would be comfortable giving them a primary vote.

Literally anything is more qualified than our current president. It's not a high bar.

Don't you technically have to be 35?

thank you michael, very cool

And a naturally born citizen. I mean, that is what the discussion is about. I never said my criteria were what is legally required. I was expressing what I thought would be appropriate qualifications to be president.

Tens of people shocked.

2020 at the request of his family. So basically his family called him a fucking idiot until he opened his ears and listened

No shit he isn't running, no analyst or pundit worth their salt was even humoring it other than writers on the right doing "the absolute STATE of the Democrats" pieces.