{"id":1945457,"date":"2023-06-06T14:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fires-back-at-michael-cohen-in-new-legal-drama\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T14:26:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T18:26:56","slug":"trump-fires-back-at-michael-cohen-in-new-legal-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fires-back-at-michael-cohen-in-new-legal-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump responds to Michael Cohen in new legal battle."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-fires-back-at-michael-cohen-in-new-legal-drama%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1945457&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Trump Seeks to Block Cohen\u2019s Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0606\/90fe0103-559c-4804-b1e9-61b5dbd6a501\/audio.mp3?length=4150413&#038;duration=346\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President Trump is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-can-do-to-stop-the-steal\/\" title=\"What You Can Do to Stop the Steal\">fighting back<\/a> against Michael Cohen\u2019s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit accusing his former lawyer of breaching his fiduciary duty by spreading falsehoods. Trump\u2019s attorney, Alejandro Britto, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging that Cohen engaged in egregious breaches of fiduciary duty and contract in connection to a podcast and books that are intended to be embarrassing or detrimental to Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDespite Cohen\u2019s arguments to the contrary, the Complaint alleges that Cohen was conferred substantial benefits during his representation of the Plaintiff and utilized such benefits for purposes of obtaining selfish, financial profit at the expense of Plaintiff.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump\u2019s lawyers are seeking $500 million in damages, claiming that Cohen broke confidentiality agreements with Trump. The lawsuit, filed in Miami in April, may offer a preview of arguments that are sure to be featured in Trump\u2019s defense against charges that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fires-back-at-michael-cohen-in-new-legal-drama\/\" title=\"Trump responds to Michael Cohen in new legal battle.\">allegedly falsified internal business records<\/a> to disguise payments made during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">2016 presidential campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen\u2019s attorneys argued that Trump\u2019s lawsuit failed to properly state a claim and said it was a bid to silence a government witness in the prosecution of Trump. However, Trump\u2019s attorneys contended that Cohen presented poor legal arguments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2909100\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06\/Michael-Cohen2-1200x784.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06\/Michael-Cohen2-1200x784.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Cohen\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Cohen, who spent several years in federal prison on fraud charges, pleaded guilty in 2018 to tax evasion, lying to Congress, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">campaign finance violations<\/a> regarding the payments in 2016. He was sentenced to three years in a prison in Otisville, New York, although the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic enabled him to serve the majority of the sentence under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the lawsuit, Cohen\u2019s spokesman, attorney Lanny Davis, said that it will not deter Cohen\u2019s cooperation with prosecutors. \u201cMr. Trump appears once again to be using and abusing the judicial system as a form of harassment and intimidation against Michael Cohen,\u201d Davis said. \u201cIt appears he is terrified by his looming legal perils and is attempting to send a message to other potential witnesses who are cooperating with prosecutors against him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Trump filed court papers to prevent Michael Cohen from dismissing a lawsuit accusing him of breaching his fiduciary duty by spreading falsehoods. 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