Donald Trump is suing his ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen, seeking at least $US500 million ($745 million) in damages as he increases attacks on his onetime loyal “fixer”.
Donald Trump is suing his ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen, seeking at least $US500 million in damages as he increases attacks on his onetime loyal “fixer”, who gave evidence before the Manhattan grand jury that indicted the former US president.
In a complaint filed in federal court in Miami, Trump accused Cohen of failing to keep confidential attorney-client communications private and profiting by “spreading falsehoods” about him in books and podcasts.Credit:Lanny Davis, a lawyer for Cohen, called Trump’s lawsuit “frivolous”. Trump has, over the years, often filed suits against various adversaries.
“Mr Trump is once again using and abusing the judicial system as a form of harassment and intimidation against Michael Cohen,” Davis said. The lawsuit comes as Cohen, who once said he would “do anything” to protect Trump, appears poised to become a star witness against him at a possible criminal trial in New York on the charges unsealed last week.. The indictment marked the first time a former US president was charged with a crime.
Prosecutors led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, have said Trump covered up his reimbursement of Cohen for $US130,000 in hush money paid before the 2016 election to porn star Stormy Daniels, who has said she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. Trump denies any such relationship occurred.
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