@blatham,
Like I said, I agree with hightor that I would be extremely reluctant to vote for anyone who had not held elective office first. Even governors, (unless they were Federal Senators or Representatives first) have difficulty getting things done at first since the politics of the statehouse are different from the politics of Washington.
That being said, if Mr. Avenatti does pick up that experience I'd definitely be interested. It's not just that he knows how to sneer, it's that he's out-sneering the Sneerer-In-Chief. In a time when the news is dominated by the President tweeting out insults to bludgeon anyone who dares to criticize him even mildly, it is indeed a pleasure to watch Michael Avenatti go on TV so often with his little lawsuit for his porn star client and not only make it clear that he regards the president as a bumbling oaf who can't legally punch his way out of a paper bag, but proves it month after month.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the president must agree to be deposed in lawsuits while in office. Avenatti has said from the beginning that his aim to get the president in a position where he can depose him, (that is, Trump has to answer his questions with large legal penalties for lying). It now appears that due to Trump and his lawyer Cohen's incompetence, that deposition is going to happen. Trump can't survive a deposition without hanging himself, he can't keep his lies straight. Trump can't even refrain from admitting to Obstruction of Justice on national TV to Lester Holt or stop himself from admitting that he's guilty of war crimes, (when he repeatedly said he's in Iraq to get the oil, a violation of international law). Pence and Mattis had to go on TV and say "Nah, he didn't really mean that" about Iraq, but of course he did.
These are grievous errors that Trump committed under no pressure at all, he just blurted them out because he loves to sound strong on camera. What a sharp attorney like Avenatti is going to do to Trump in a situation where Trump has to answer the question is going to be absolutely remarkable-Trump will be admitting to multiple felonies and even international law violations by the time Avenatti gets done. The only question remaining at the end will be where does Trump go on trial first-the Federal court system or the International Court at the Hague.
Like I said, as I see it, there's not much
not to like about Avenatti except lack of government experience. Personal wise, he's impressive.