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Matt Shaer

Journalist and podcast host — writer for The New York Times Magazine and co-founder of Campside Media (host of Suspect and Chameleon).

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PODCASTS

Oct 15, 2026

The Rise and Fall of Michael Avenatti: An Anti-Trump Hero Who Flew Too Close to the Sun

Oct 15 · 39m

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Matt's article was published on July 10, 2018.

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19:05

I remember, the article came out, and I had to be in Lithuania, of all places, for a story.

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19:13

It was probably, like, 4:00 in the morning in Lithuania, and my cellphone just, like, keeps ringing in the middle of the night.

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19:18

And I pick it up, and it's Avenatti, and he was just like, he just screamed at me for 10 minutes.

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19:23

I was like, "Well, just hold, hold on.

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19:27

I need to wake up." He was mad about the last scene in the article.

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19:30

He admitted he was pulled over.

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28:13

Avenatti was also sentenced for tax fraud related to his coffee business.