As I note in my new book The Devil’s Triangle, Avenatti tried to extort me into lying about my friend Brett Kavanaugh. It came in the form of a creepy phone call on September 24, 2018 — my birthday. “You like f-ing with people?” the message left on my iPhone said. “I like f-ing with people too.” The voice told me I better call him back.

At the time Brett was a nominee for the Supreme Court. The Stasi Left was throwing everything at the wall to stop it — lies, honey traps, extortion. They used my past life and past writings to try to destroy my friend.

I gave the message on my phone to the FBI. I am sure it was Avenatti — or as he is now known, inmate #40427.

The only remaining question I have is whether Avenatti was working directly with Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who falsely accused Brett of sexual misconduct when we were all teenagers. In my view the answer appears an obvious yes.