The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former lawyer Michael Cohen's appeal to reopen the case against former President Donald Trump, ending Cohen's case for the last time.
Cohen had claimed that his imprisonment in 2020 was retaliation by the Trump administration for publishing a book critical of the former president. The lawsuit sought monetary damages from President Trump, former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, federal prison officials, and the federal government.
Trump lawyer Alina Hubba said, “Michael Cohen has made every possible pathetic attempt to drag my client into court over and over again.''As expected, the Supreme Court has ruled that Michael Cohen's Having correctly dismissed the petition, he must finally abandon his frivolous and hopeless claims.” he told Fox News Digital in a statement.
Cohen served three years in prison for several federal crimes related to his campaign against Trump, including lying to Congress. He was released from home confinement during the pandemic, but was sent back to prison after refusing to sign an agreement restricting his social media posts and contact with the press.
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Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen leaves his home for his second day of testimony in Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City, May 14, 2024.
”constitution Cohen called the July lawsuit “a cornerstone of our democratic republic and what makes America a beacon of the world. For a president to weaponize the Justice Department…is how authoritarian states are created. ” he said.
Mr. Cohen was sent back to prison and shackled at the behest of Mr. Trump and Justice Department officials in retaliation for writing his first tell-all book, “Unfaithfulness: A Memoir: The True Story,” in July 2020. He claimed to have been arrested and placed in solitary confinement. President Donald J. Trump's former personal attorney. ”
President Trump has been accused of retaliating against former President Michael Cohen for publishing a book criticizing him. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
FOX News' Brooke Singman and Eric Schoen contributed to this report.
