Trump sues Michael Cohen for $500M, alleging he ‘spread falsehoods’

Former President Donald Trump has sued Michael Cohen, his former attorney and “fixer” who has emerged as a key witness in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s criminal case against Trump, for $500 million — alleging that Cohen “spread falsehoods” about him and violated a confidentiality agreement. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court for the Southern District of Florida, claims that Cohen breached his attorney-client privilege by revealing Trump’s “confidences, and spreading falsehoods … likely to be embarrassing or detrimental, and partook in other misconduct” in violation of the New...