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- Former President Donald Trump sued his onetime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen.
- Trump is seeking at least $500 million for alleged breaches of contract, unjust enrichment and other causes.
- Cohen has become a key witness against Trump in a criminal case in Manhattan.
Former President Donald Trump sued his onetime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen on Wednesday, seeking at least $500 million for alleged breaches of contract and “unjust enrichment.”
The civil suit, filed in federal court in Miami, accused Cohen of “spreading falsehoods” about Trump, violating his attorney-client relationship and breaching a confidentiality agreement he had signed with the Trump Organization.
The allegations against Cohen, whose once-close relationship with Trump imploded in 2018, come as the disbarred lawyer has become a key witness against the former president in a criminal case in Manhattan.
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