TFG suing Cohen for 500 mill--a blatant bullying tactic so of course ridiculous on the face of it. Too bad his Florida judge shopping didn't pan out this time. Not.
He's saying Cohen lied about him--y'know, when he told the truth to the DOJ et al an went to prison. It's the ultimate 1984 headling: Truths are Lies!
One of Cohen's supporters has started a GoFundMe for him. He's gonna need it.
I really hope Cohen can collect from tfg at some point.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/politics ... index.html
Trump sues Michael Cohen for $500 million, alleging ex-attorney breached his contract
Former President Donald Trump is suing Michael Cohen for $500 million in damages for allegedly breaching his contract as Trump’s former personal attorney.
The lawsuit, filed in a Florida federal court on Wednesday, accuses Cohen of spreading false information about Trump and breaching his contractual obligations to the former president in Cohen’s public statements, published books, podcast series and other media appearances.
Cohen, Trump’s onetime “fixer,” has recently reentered the national spotlight after Trump pleaded not guilty last week to 34 charges of falsifying business records following an investigation into hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The payments were coordinated by Cohen in the days before the 2016 election, and Cohen’s cooperation with prosecutors has drawn the ire of the former president.
“Mr. Trump is once again using and abusing the judicial system as a form of harassment and intimidation against Michael Cohen,” Lanny Davis, Cohen’s attorney, said in a statement.
“Mr. Cohen will not be deterred and is confident that the suit will fail based on the facts and the law,” he added.
Trump’s legal team said in the suit that the former president has “no alternative but to seek legal redress” to combat an emboldened Cohen, who they allege has recently ramped up false statements about his former boss.
According to the lawsuit, Cohen revealed confidential information in talking about his prior-attorney-client relationship with Trump during media interviews about the Manhattan District Attorney’s grand jury investigation that led to the former president’s indictment.