Trump Praised For Making 'Good Move' In Legal Battle With DA Bragg

Trump Praised For Making 'Good Move' In Legal Battle With DA Bragg


Former President Donald Trump is being praised for making a “good move” legally speaking, in his battle against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

According to famed Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, Trump’s decision to file a $500 million lawsuit against his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is the perfect “Trump card” because it’ll help his case and harm Bragg’s case against him.

Cohen provided testimony to the Manhattan grand jury that led to the indictment of Trump on 34 criminal charges. These charges were related to the falsification of business records in connection with adult film star Stormy Daniels. It was alleged that Trump made a payment to Daniels prior to the 2016 election, purportedly to prevent her from disclosing an affair that took place in 2006. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Trump’s suit against Cohen is a “legitimate move” and one that should have been made, Dershowitz said.

“Good move. Good move. First of all, lawyers should not be violating lawyer-client privilege, number one. Number two, he gets a discovery if he survives a motion to dismiss, and he is going to be able to find out things the government wouldn’t turn over to him in a criminal trial. So I think it’s a very smart move to go after Trump,” Dershowitz said.

“It’s very hard these days to hide things forever. With the internet, with social media, if you get the right people, you can get things that people think they have hidden. So, I’m glad we are going to get to the bottom of this. Look, transparency is essential. If people have nothing to hide, they shouldn’t be worried,” he added.

In his suit, Trump alleged that Cohen violated strict attorney-client privilege in sharing confidential information and lying about him “with malicious intent and to wholly self-serving ends.”

“Plaintiff has suffered vast reputational harm as a direct result of Defendant’s breaches,” the lawsuit, file by Trump attorney Alejandro Brito in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, noted.

“Defendant derived a significant benefit, to Plaintiff’s detriment and at Plaintiff’s expense, as a direct result of his breach of fiduciary duty, including, without limitation, realization of substantial monetary gain in the form of compensation, advances, royalties, proceeds and/or profits received for his role in the writing, publication, promotion, and/or sale of the Books,” the lawsuit stated.

Trump is seeking $500 million in “actual, compensatory, incidental, and punitive damages” from Cohen as well as any profits that he made from his podcast and books.


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