“Frankly, you know, I feel kind of snookered, because I took him seriously”

“He could be looking at decades in prison,” Toobin added.

And as they discussed the seriousness of Avenatti’s actions, Toobin said his “total collapse” was extraordinary and admitted, “Frankly, you know, I feel kind of snookered, because I took him seriously.”

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He also said that in retrospect, Daniels’ “legal strategy was kind of insane” because Avenatti clearly “wanted to gin up a fight with the president, but he lost every case that he brought on stormy’s behalf. And now he’s accused of stealing money from her, as well.”

“But, you know, there was a real pathology at work,” he added.

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