Two high-profile critics of Donald Trump have admitted that the real threat to democracy are the ones accusing him of the exact same thing.
The first was Michael Avenatti, porn star Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer, who is doing time for a variety of crimes, including theft and fraud. He has now done a 180 and completely changed his positions on Trump.
Avenatti is now willing to testify on Trump’s behalf.
“The defense has contacted me,” Avenatti said Saturday.
“I’d be more than happy to testify, I don’t know that I will be called to testify, but I have been in touch with Trump’s defense for the better part of year.”
Avenatti admitted he realized that the whole thing was a charade.
“There’s no question [the trial] is politically motivated because they’re concerned that he may be reelected. If the defendant were anyone other than Donald Trump, this case would not have been brought at this time, and for the government to attempt to bring this case and convict him in an effort to prevent tens of millions of people from voting for him, I think it’s just flat out wrong, and atrocious.”
Avenatti continued:
“I’m really bothered by the fact that Trump, in my view, has been targeted.”
“Four cases is just over the top and I think there’s a significant chance that this is going to all backfire and is going to propel him to the White House,” he said.
“Depending on what happens, this could constitute pouring jet fuel on his campaign.”
“You know, I think the case has a lot of problems. Now that does not —I don’t mean to suggest that that means that Trump will not be convicted because I think he will be convicted,” he said.
Next was former Attorney General Bill Barr, who said in 2022: “I don’t think he should be our nominee, the Republican Party nominee, and I think the Republicans have a big opportunity. It would be a big mistake to put him forward.”
However, on Saturday, Barr said:
“The Biden administration is in fact the greater threat to democracy. I think that they have a totalitarian temper. They have bought into the progressive movement.”
“And they’re trying to squelch opposition and freedom of speech. It’s a heavy-handed bunch of thugs in my opinion, and that’s where the threat is.”
Michael Avenatti summed it up:
“I believe if you’re going bring a case against a sitting president or a former president, who tens of millions of people support, especially in today’s day and age with how divided we are, I think it needs to be a rock-solid, lock tight, nearly perfect prosecuted case.”
“Because otherwise, you run a huge risk as to what it’s going mean for the country.”
