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Michael Cohen leaves federal court in New York on Nov. 22, 2021. — Michael Cohen leaves federal court in New York on Nov. 22, 2021.
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By Erik Larson and Evan Peng

August 2, 2022 at 9:50 PM UTC

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August 2, 2022 at 11:15 PM UTC

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Donald Trump urged a judge to toss out a civil suit filed by his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen, who claims the former president tried to silence him before the 2020 election by extending his stint in prison for lying to Congress.

The US Justice Department, which represents former Attorney General William Barr and other government defendants in the suit, also sought dismissal of the case at a hearing Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan.