Michael Cohen, the former longtime attorney of Donald Trump, is now being sued by the former President.
To combat this, he has created a GoFundMe page to try to raise legal funds for his defense against the former President. Breitbart reports that Cohen said the following on the first of many tweets on his account related to the fundraiser: I will never be intimidated by Trump and will ensure accountability..
He continued with another tweet: Donald and acolytes continue to disparage me as a way of deflection from his looming legal troubles. I will not be deterred from continuing speaking truth to power. I need your help to do so.
Breitbart News previously reported that Trump filed a 32-page lawsuit against his former lawyer in which he contends that Cohen breached his fiduciary duties owed to Trump by spreading lies and revealing confidences.
Trumps legal team filed the lawsuit seeking $500 million in damages from Cohen. The lawsuit was filed in the Miami Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Fox News first reported on the lawsuit to say there was a complaint and a demand for a jury trial. Cohen has already been disbarred from practicing law by the state of New York.
The GoFundMe is called the Michael Cohens American Patriot Legal Firewall. It says that Trumps lawsuit is doing nothing more than trying to silence Cohen.
The GoFundMe page also alleges that Cohen has a willingness to stand up against the dark forces of the MAGA movement come at a great cost, both emotionally and financially.
The summary of the GoFundMe page continued:
So were asking you to join together as American patriots and support Michael as he fights for our Democracy. By contributing to this fundraiser, you will be sending a powerful message that we will not be silenced for telling the truth, and intimidation will not be tolerated.
Just a few hours after it launched, the page had already raised $114,818 in support of Cohen and his efforts.
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