Michael Cohen sues AG Barr, claims he was sent back to prison to prevent...

The ACLU and lawyers for Michael Cohen announced a lawsuitMonday against U. S.  Attorney General William Barrand others for allegedly violating Cohens First Amendment rights when he was remanded earlier this month. He is being held in retaliation for his protected speech, including drafting a book manuscript that is critical of the Presidentand recently making public his intention to publish that book soon, shortly before the upcoming election, the petition read. Cohen, President Trumps former personal attorney,was ordered into custody earlier this monthafter reports said thathe failed to agree to the terms of Federal Location Monitoring in Manhattan.  The New York Post obtainedphotos of Cohen at a New York City restaurant.  A source told the paper, That dinner caught the eye of those at the Bureau of Prisons who feel he was released on furlough only due to the coronavirus situation but is acting like hes a free man and not out under supervision. "Cohens lawyers refuted the claim and said Cohentookissue with a condition of his home confinement that forbid him from speaking with the media and publishing a tell-all book he began working on in federal prison.  The rules also prohibited him from posting on social media, the records show. The lawyers filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which is employed when attorneys seek to challenge whether a prisoners detainment is lawful.  The petition said that Cohen is currently being held in solitary confinement at the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, N. Y. The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a Fox News inquiry. Cohens campaign finance charges related to his efforts to arrange payouts during the 2016 presidential race to keep the porn actress Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal from airing claims of extramarital affairs with Trump.  Trump has denied the affairs. The Associated Press contributed to this report





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