As emerged from court documents in Florida on Wednesday, Cohen is accused of violating his mandate with Trump: he disclosed confidential information and spread untruths. A statement from Cohen was not immediately available.
The longtime Trump confidant testified before a grand jury that later indicted the Republican as the first ex-president in US history. Trump pleaded not guilty in this case in early April. He is involved in several other court cases.
Trump on another lawsuit in New York
Following his historic indictment, former US President Donald Trump is expected back in New York on Thursday on another legal matter. According to media reports, Trump is due to appear in Manhattan for questioning in a civil case regarding fraudulent business practices.
New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Trump, the company named following him and his three children Donald Junior, Eric and Ivanka of having made assets larger or smaller as needed, for example to get easier access to loans or to pay less taxes.
With the civil lawsuit, which is to be heard in October, James wants to achieve, among other things, that the Trumps have to pay $ 250 million (229 million euros) as compensation.
Trump’s company denies the allegations. Last week, Trump was criminally indicted in connection with hush money payments to a porn star in New York – as the first former US president in history.
