Webdesk: Former US President Donald Trump sued his ex-personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who anticipated to testify in the New York criminal case against Trump.
According to AFP, Cohen sued for $500 million in a Florida US District Court for breaking attorney-client rights and a confidentiality agreement.
Trump became the first former or sitting US president to indicted after Cohen appeared before the grand jury. He faces 34 criminal counts of falsifying company records for paying Stormy Daniels hush money.
Cohen alleges he paid Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about a 2006 tryst with Trump.
Trump pleaded not guilty in Manhattan on April 4. While, Trump sues Cohen for defamation. The suit claims Cohen’s misconduct forced Trump to sue.
The former real estate billionaire wants a jury trial and over $500 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The 76-year-old has sued and sued his opponents before.
Moreover, Cohen, 56, received a three-year term for hush-money and tax evasion. He has admitted to paying Daniels for Trump and is expected to be a key witness for the prosecution in the Manhattan criminal case against Trump.
While, Trump alleges the Manhattan district attorney, a Democrat.Conducting a political witch hunt to torpedo his 2024 presidential candidature.
