Porn star lawyer Michael Avenatti is rejecting complaints from Democrats that he made it easier for Republicans to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by raising questionable charges of sexual assault against him.

Avenatti represented Julie Swetnick, who said in a sworn affidavit that Kavanaugh drugged girls and was involved in gang rapes. But the extreme and unverified claims allowed Republicans to say Democrats were throwing up outlandish claims in an effort to tear Kavanaugh down, and some said Avenatti went too far.