A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former Trump Organization lawyer Michael Cohen accusing the U.S. government and former President Donald Trump of retaliating against him for publishing a book.
Cohen was serving a prison sentence for crimes tied to his work for Trump and was initially released to home confinement in May 2020. He was then briefly reincarcerated in upstate New York, which he claimed was punishment for refusing to sign an agreement that would have prevented him from speaking to the media or publishing his book, “Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump.”
U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman said he was required to dismiss Cohen’s suit under Supreme Court rulings that have greatly limited the ability of citizens to sue federal agents accused of violating their civil rights.
