Attorney Michael Avenatti has had a rollercoaster of a few weeks in which he’s positioned himself for a 2020 presidential bid, been arrested on a charge of domestic violence, been referred to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation in connection with his representation of Julie Swetnick and publicly sparred with his star client Stormy Daniels.

Avenatti appears unfazed by the controversies swirling around him, given his Monday response to a Washington Examiner reporter, in which he said: “I’m not going to let the bastards get me down. Fuck the haters.”

While many of Avenatti’s most loyal supporters have revealed they are “concerned about him,” Avenatti told Politico Sunday that he feels his 2020 chances have actually improved regardless of the circumstances.

“I think the field is shaping up to be even more advantageous for someone like me, not less,” the attorney said. “I think my chances have only gone up, not gone down.”