Following Cohen’s testimony before the Manhattan grand jury that led to Trump’s charges, the former US president filed a lawsuit against Cohen on Wednesday, seeking at least $500 million in damages. This comes as the former US president intensifies his criticism of the former “fixer” for Donald Trump.
Trump charged Cohen in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Miami with failing to maintain the privacy of attorney-client interactions and making money by “spreading falsehoods” about him in books and podcasts.
Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, referred to Trump’s complaint as “frivolous.” Over the years, Trump has sued a number of his opponents frequently.
“Mr. Trump is once again using and abusing the judicial system as a form of harassment and intimidation against Michael Cohen,” Davis said.
The complaint was filed at the same time that Cohen, who previously declared he would “do anything” to defend Trump, is set to be a key witness against him in a potential New York criminal trial on the accusations that were recently made public.
Trump, who is seeking the nominee of the Republicans for president in 2024, entered a not-guilty plea to 34 counts of falsifying corporate documents. It was the first time a former president of the United States has been accused of a crime.
Stormy Daniels, a porn star who claimed to have had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, received $130,000 in hush money prior to the 2016 election, according to prosecutors led by Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. They claim Trump covered up his reimbursement of Cohen. Trump disputes the existence of such a connection.
Trump’s complaint claimed that in 2020’s “Disloyal,” a book by disbarred attorney Michael Cohen, Cohen falsely referred to Trump as “racist” and made up conversations with Trump from when he was acting as his attorney.
“The timing of Disloyal’s release, just prior to the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election, suggests that (Cohen) intended to improperly disclose (Trump’s) confidences when it would be most lucrative to do so – and while Disloyal would be sure to have the most damaging reputational effect,” the lawsuit said.
Trump was defeated by Democrat Joe Biden in the election.
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