Michael Cohen Sues U.S., Trump Over Alleged Book Retaliation

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen sued the U.S. government and Donald Trump for revoking his home confinement in alleged retaliation for publishing a book.

The lawsuit, which also names former Attorney General William Barr as a defendant, seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. Cohen says the efforts to quash the book was “one instance in a long line of retaliatory measures” taken by Trump, his family and associates, “in the weaponization of his administration against his enemies” -- noting attempts to stop similar books by John Bolton and Trump’s niece Mary.