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jberryhill

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15. Sarah, Bernie, or Colonel?

Sat May 18, 2019, 10:44 PM

May 2019

The evidence against Avenatti is, however, quite strong.

When you falsify a tax return in order to get a loan, and you get charged with identity theft because you faked the name and signature of a tax preparer, then it’s pretty clear whose testimony and records are going to back that up (and whose testimony and records they already have).

What’s the defense to that? “Yeah, it’s a fake tax return, but this guy actually did put his career on the line by actually signing a falsified tax return so I could get a loan!”?

Yeah, that’ll fly.

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Michael Avenatti Secures Private Counsel After Asking for Public Defender [View all] jberryhill May 2019 OP

It is odd he would request a public defender. If I were in dewsgirl May 2019 #1

He's broke jberryhill May 2019 #3

Public Defenders are often more skilled than private criminal attorneys. Progressive Law May 2019 #16

But their caseloads and lack of resources make things tough for them. MGKrebs May 2019 #22

Weren't there people here who said they donated to him? cwydro May 2019 #2

His PAC burned through the rest of the money it had jberryhill May 2019 #4

Yikes. cwydro May 2019 #6

There were some here that donated to Stein too for her fake recount MichMan May 2019 #8

Lol, well that PT Barnum quote works there too. cwydro May 2019 #11

One of the few post I had hidden here was over this guy Alea May 2019 #20

I didn't get anything hidden, but I was attacked as others were here for saying the same thing. cwydro May 2019 #21

That sort of thing happens with regularity on DU jberryhill May 2019 #23

I was always in that camp too Dorian Gray May 2019 #29

Really? hlthe2b May 2019 #5

If he weren't pushing that particular fictional narrative, there'd be little else. LanternWaste May 2019 #19

Maybe he should start up a legal defense fund MichMan May 2019 #7

If disclosing his finances "would be a demanding and time-intensive effort," ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2019 #9

I'm pulling for him, as I know a lot here on DU are ProudLib72 May 2019 #10

Lol jberryhill May 2019 #12

At the risk of getting another hide ProudLib72 May 2019 #13

Sarah, Bernie, or Colonel? jberryhill May 2019 #15

It will be tough to be VP from behind bars jberryhill May 2019 #37

Now JB, I'm pretty sure you know I am usually being snarky ProudLib72 May 2019 #38

Still, I'm not entirely averse to Colonel Sanders jberryhill May 2019 #39

I finally found the tweet I was looking for ProudLib72 May 2019 #40

There are some strange creatures who inhabit this world jberryhill May 2019 #41

Did your DU name used to be oberliner? W_HAMILTON May 2019 #14

No jberryhill May 2019 #17

Because... W_HAMILTON May 2019 #18

Oh, okay, so... jberryhill May 2019 #24

I politely asked you a question and then politely answered your question. No need to be rude. W_HAMILTON May 2019 #25

Your question was a personal accusation jberryhill May 2019 #26

Wrong. My question was a question. If I wanted to accuse you, I could have just done that. W_HAMILTON May 2019 #27

I saw it as a personal attack, too. pintobean May 2019 #28

You saw it wrong as well then -- your fault, not mine. W_HAMILTON May 2019 #30

lol pintobean May 2019 #31

"if someone changed the name of their account" jberryhill May 2019 #32

I don't know, I've never changed the name of my account. W_HAMILTON May 2019 #33

Give it a rest jberryhill May 2019 #34

We can agree on that -- give it a rest. I'm sorry you were offended. W_HAMILTON May 2019 #35

Perhaps you can go hunting for sock puppets on the most recent news jberryhill May 2019 #36