Trump's former lawyer sued for monetary damages
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Cohen was returned to prison after 2020 release
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Former U.S. Attorney General Barr also named in suit
By John Kruzel
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Michael Cohen to revive a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump and various former federal officials of returning him to prison in 2020 in retaliation for penning a book critical of Trump, who was president at the time.
Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and fixer, had appealed a lower court's dismissal of his suit, which sought monetary damages from Trump, former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, federal prison officials and bokep chindo the federal government. Cohen's suit accused them of violating his rights under the U.S.
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