Michael Cohen is suing former President Donald Trump and other administration officials for allegedly making a gag order conditional to serving his prison sentence under house arrest as he was writing a tell-all memoir about his time with Trump.

Trump’s former personal lawyer and adviser is seeking $20 million in damages and a jury trial for retaliation by false imprisonment to prevent him from publishing his book, in addition to compensation for “extreme physical and emotional harm,” read the lawsuit filed Thursday in the Southern District of New York.

“Plaintiff, Michael D. Cohen, was retaliated against by the defendants for the lawful exercise of his First Amendment right to free speech, in relation to his public comments and upcoming publication of a book shortly before the 2020 election, critical of the former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump,” it read.

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Cohen said that after transitioning to home confinement for his health during the COVID-19 pandemic, he was working with federal prison authorities to make the situation permanent for the remainder of his sentence in July 2020. During this time, Cohen was tweeting about his memoir, which promised salacious details about Trump’s conduct behind closed doors.

An agreement reached with a federal prosecutor stipulated that Cohen could have “no engagement of any kind with the media, including print, tv, film, books, or any other form of media/news. Prohibition from all social media platforms.”

When Cohen asked for clarification, he waited for a half-hour before officials told him he would be returning to federal prison for not agreeing to the requirements of house arrest. He maintains he never outright refused to sign the document.

The agreement to silence Cohen was “completely uncharacteristic” of house arrest terms, the lawsuit alleges.

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Cohen endured 16 days of solitary confinement after being ordered to return to federal prison in Otisville, New York, on July 9. A judge ruled on July 22 that the sentencing was retaliatory and allowed Cohen to serve the remainder of his sentence at home without any restrictions on his media use.

Trump's onetime lawyer was sentenced to three years in jail in December 2018 after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations and lying to Congress about Trump’s business dealings with Russia. He was released last month after serving 2 1/2 years.