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<\/a>Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal attorney, has filed suit against Fusion GPS and BuzzFeed regarding their involvement in the so-called “Trump dossier.” (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
by Daniel Chaitin | Washington Examiner<\/p>\n
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer, has filed lawsuits against Fusion GPS and BuzzFeed for their roles in creating and publicizing the “Trump dossier” which makes a number of salacious and unverified claims about Trump’s ties to Russia.<\/p>\n
In the lawsuits, Cohen condemns the dossier \u2014 compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele, who was working for Fusion GPS, and published in full by BuzzFeed \u2014 for its \u201cfalse and defamatory\u201d allegations.<\/p>\n
Cohen argues the dossier caused \u201charm to his personal and professional reputation, current business interests, and the impairment of business opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The dossier alleges that Cohen met secretly with Russian officials in Prague during the campaign \u2014 assertions Cohen denies. Trump and his campaign are under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional committees for possible collusion with the Russians.<\/p>\n
The dossier was published in full a year ago by BuzzFeed in January 2017, even through the outlet\u00a0admitted<\/a>\u00a0it contained “unverified” allegations and “errors.”<\/p>\n In a tweet Cohen wrote, “enough is enough.”<\/p>\n Enough is enough of the #fake<\/a> #RussianDossier<\/a>. Just filed a defamation action against @BuzzFeedNews<\/a> for publishing the lie filled document on @POTUS<\/a> @realDonaldTrump<\/a> and me!<\/p>\n — Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) January 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n