The lawsuit alleges Cohen spread falsehoods about Trump "with malicious intent and to wholly self-serving ends."
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is suing his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen for more than $500 million.
Trump alleged a breach of his attorney-client relationship, unjust enrichment, and more, according to Fox News Digital.
Trump’s legal team filed the more-than 30-page federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday.
According to the lawsuit, the action arises “from (Cohen’s) multiple breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, conversion and breaches of contract by virtue of (Cohen’s) past service as (Trump’s) employee and attorney”.
The lawsuit alleges Cohen breached his attorney-client relationship by "spreading falsehoods" about Trump that were "likely to be embarrassing or detrimental, and partook in other misconduct."
The suit also alleged a breach of the contractual terms of a confidentiality agreement he signed as a condition of employment with Trump.
The lawsuit alleges Cohen spread falsehoods about Trump "with malicious intent and to wholly self-serving ends."
The lawsuit details Cohen’s "myriad of public statements, including the publication of two books, a podcast series, and innumerable mainstream media appearances," while ignoring "cease and desist" orders.
It claims Cohen has, in recent months, "increased the frequency and hostility of the illicit acts" and "appears to have become emboldened and repeatedly continues to make wrongful and false statements" about Trump through various platforms.
"Such continuous and escalating improper conduct by (Cohen) has reached a proverbial crescendo and has left (Trump) with no alternative but to seek legal redress through this action," the lawsuit says.
According to the suit, Trump has "suffered vast reputational harm as a direct result of [Cohen’s] breaches."
Cohen once testified before a Manhattan grand jury that later indicted Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
"I am ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is. He is a racist. He is a con man. He is a cheat," Cohen told a U.S. congressional committee in 2019.