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Former President Donald Trump has voluntarily dismissed the $500 million federal lawsuit he filed against his former lawyer Michael Cohen Court records.The notice filed Thursday said the lawsuit would be dismissed “without prejudice,” a distinction that gives Trump the opportunity to refile it later.A few days after filing his first indictment in April, Trump sued Cohen – the key witness in his New York hush money case and ongoing fraud trial – for half a billion dollars in the Southern District of Florida. Cohen’s lawyer had scheduled a deposition for him on Monday, which he pushed back twice.The deposition was originally scheduled for September 6 but was postponed by Trump. After a judge rescheduled the date for Oct. 3, Trump postponed it again, saying he needed to appear in court in New York on his civil fraud case.U.S. District Court Judge Edwin Torres then postponed the deposition a second time until October 9, which is now invalid.Cohen’s attorney E. Danya Perry said in a statement The messenger that Trump dropped the case to avoid questioning.A spokesman for Trump referenced the statement when explaining the former president’s decision to “temporarily” dismiss the lawsuit, also pointing out that the date falls on Columbus Day, a federal holiday when Trump is expected to be in New Hampshire will be.“Once President Trump prevails in dealing with the witch hunts against him, he will continue to pursue his claims against Michael Cohen, who rightly deserves to be held accountable for his unlawful words and actions, just like the Southern District of New York “York blamed him for numerous acts and crimes that had nothing to do with Trump, making Cohen a ‘proud’ felon,” the spokesman said.Cohen pleaded guilty to a number of crimes, including a campaign finance violation related to hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Federal prosecutors said the former Trump lawyer committed the crime with the “coordination” and “direction” of his then-boss. Cohen also admitted in a guilty plea that he lied to Congress in his testimony about Trump’s business interests in Russia.Cohen told the Messenger that the reversal confirms his belief from the start that Trump only filed the case to prevent him from serving as a star witness in his civil and criminal disputes.“As I said from the beginning, this case was nothing more than a retaliatory intimidation effort, and his attempt to hide from routine investigative procedures confirms that,” Cohen said. “The cowardly firing of Mr. Trump marks the end of this latest attempt to stop me from making truthful statements against him.”He added that his lawyers will consider “Mr. “To hold Trump accountable for his recent abuses of the legal system.”Trump’s dismissal notice came just before another over his aggressive lawsuit against the New York judge overseeing his civil trial over bank fraud. That lawsuit was dropped by Trump late Thursday night and was seen by many as a last-ditch effort to prevent the potential demise of his real estate empire. according to the Daily Beast.That effort failed after Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ordered the dissolution of some of Trump’s key businesses in a summary judgment last week. It found that the former president had defrauded banks and insurance companies for years by inflating and devaluing his assets.Defense attorneys said the lawsuit was also dismissed “without prejudice.” the submissionwhich is nearing the end of the case’s first three-month trial week, during which Engoron will decide whether the Trump family should pay the $250 million sought in the lawsuit.Want a daily digest of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course.Legal experts speculated online that Trump dropped his lawsuit against Cohen to avoid speaking under oath during the deposition.“Of course, right before his statement on Monday, no less. “I guess Trump didn’t want to answer questions under oath…” MSNBC host and legal analyst Katie Phang wrote on Xformerly Twitter.“That’s because Trump didn’t have to wait to testify under oath, which he kept delaying,” added Andrew Weissmann, a former assistant U.S. attorney who served on special counsel Bob Mueller’s team.“With four pending indictments and an ongoing trial that could cost him hundreds of millions and control of his real estate portfolio, he cannot afford further video testimony,” said MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin said on X.“Trump filed this lawsuit to get press attention, not to pursue a legitimate claim.” added former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti. “It’s no surprise that when he got the attention he wanted, he turned it down.”Read moreabout Michael Cohen

Former President Donald Trump has voluntarily dismissed the $500 million federal lawsuit he filed against his former lawyer Michael Cohen Court records.The notice filed Thursday said the lawsuit would be dismissed “without prejudice,” a distinction that gives Trump the opportunity to refile it later.A few days after filing his first indictment in April, Trump sued Cohen – the key witness in his New York hush money case and ongoing fraud trial – for half a billion dollars in the Southern District of Florida. Cohen’s lawyer had scheduled a deposition for him on Monday, which he pushed back...

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