…Researched and contributed by Solomon Thomas.
Former US President Donald Trump is suing his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m, alleging that he breached his contract by making “improper, self-serving, and malicious statements” about Trump, his family, and his business.
Trump accuses Cohen of breaching his duty as an attorney to act in his client’s best interests.
This legal action comes amidst escalating attacks from Trump’s allies on Cohen, who is a key witness in a New York investigation.
Cohen worked as Trump’s attorney for over a decade and was also a vice-president at the Trump Organization, often described as Trump’s fixer.
However, the two had a falling out after the 2016 election, when investigators began looking into several of Trump’s aides.
In 2018, Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine after pleading guilty to fraud and campaign finance violations.
Following his release, Cohen became a high-profile critic of Trump and a regular guest on news programmes. He has written a book and hosts a podcast, which Trump cites in the lawsuit.
Cohen’s spokesman and lawyer, Lanny Davis, called the lawsuit an attempt by Trump to use the judicial system for “harassment and intimidation” against Cohen.
New York prosecutors have charged Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, which they say was an attempt to cover up payments to keep a porn star quiet about her alleged affair with him.
Cohen admitted that, as Trump’s fixer, he facilitated a $130,000 payment to the porn star, Stormy Daniels.
Trump recently appeared in Manhattan criminal court as the first former US president ever indicted on criminal charges.
This article reports on the legal action that Donald Trump is taking against his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, for breaching his contract.
The article highlights Cohen’s high-profile criticism of Trump and the falling out between the two after the 2016 election.
The article also refers to the charges against Trump relating to hush money payments to a porn star and his appearance in Manhattan criminal court as the first former US president indicted on criminal charges.
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