Avenatti Says He’s Serious About Running Against Trump in 2020

  • Michael Avenatti made the rounds at DNC summer meeting
  • Lawyer started PAC to back Democratic midterm candidates
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The lawyer representing the porn star suing President Donald Trump is considering his own White House run in 2020. Unlike most other Democratic presidential wannabes, he wants the world to know it.

Last week alone, Michael Avenatti hobnobbed with Democratic National Committee leaders in Chicago, started a political action committee to raise money for Democratic congressional candidates, and met with David Axelrod, former President Barack Obama’s strategist.