- President Trump’s attorney files lawsuit in NYC over uncorroborated dossier
President Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen is suing Buzzfeed for publishing the infamous Russia dossier last year.
The dossier, which alleged collusion between Trump staff including Cohen and Russian agents was compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele.
The ex-MI6 agent produced the file for Fusion GPS, a strategic intelligence firm which has links to the Clinton presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
According to Bloomberg, Cohen is also suing Fusion GPS and their founder Glenn Simpson.
The lawsuit which was filed on Tuesday in New York City names Buzzfeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith and the authors of the report published in January 2017 as the defendants in the case.
Legal: Michael Cohen has launched a lawsuit in NYC against Buzzfeed for publishing the infamous Russian dossier