Donald Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500mn

Donald Trump has sued Michael Cohen, his ex-lawyer and a crucial witness in the “hush money” case brought against the former president by Manhattan prosecutors, seeking at least $500mn for alleged breaches of contract and confidentiality agreements.

The lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of Florida just a few weeks after Cohen repeatedly testified before a grand jury in New York about the $130,000 he paid to buy the silence of porn actress Stormy Daniels in the days before the 2016 election. Daniels, who also testified before the Manhattan grand jury, had claimed she had an affair with Trump, which he denies.