Financial adviser Ed Butowsky is suing Anderson Cooper, The New York Times and The Democratic National Committee for allegedly peddling 'fake news' about his involvement in Donald Trump's alleged Russian collusion to win him the presidency.

In the lawsuit exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, Butowsky claims he and his family have been the victims of death threats, rocks were thrown in his windows and he lost a third of his business clients after 'left-wing extremists' engaged in a 'smear campaign' against him.

The suit says Butowsky's life was 'upended' in the summer of 2017 by the the 'false allegations' that he conspired with White House officials to push a fake story about stolen emails in order to divert attention away from allegations that Trump colluded with Russia to 'steal' the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton.

Butowsky names a dozen attorneys and law offices, three CNN journalists, including Anderson Cooper, a New York Times reporter and Vox Media for damages and legal costs.

Financial adviser Ed Butowsky (left) is suing Anderson Cooper (right), The New York Times and the Democratic National Committee, claiming he is the victim of a 'smear campaign'

The suit, exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, claims that in March 2018, CNN's Anderson Cooper reported on his show (pictured) that Butowsky made up lies about slain DNC staffer Seth Rich to divert attention away from Trump's alleged Russian collusion

The suit says that on August 1, 2017, New York attorney Douglas Wigdor and his partners filed a 'bogus lawsuit' alleging that Butowsky, Fox News reporter Malia Zimmerman, and Fox News itself had fabricated a false story that a former Democratic National Committee (DNC) employee was responsible for stealing DNC emails and giving them to Wikileaks.

Butowsky was a guest on Fox News during the time its site published a story in March 2017 that the DNC employee who leaked emails was Seth Rich, who was shot and killed in 2016 in Washington, DC.

The story stated that investigators had evidence showing Rich leaked thousands of Democratic National Committee emails to WikiLeaks throughout the 2016 presidential election, just weeks before he was shot.

Fox retracted the story a week later, citing that it did not meet its editorial standards.

Butowsky's latest suit says that for more than two years, CNN and its employees have attempted to 'demonize and discredit anyone who questions the official narrative about the murder of Seth Rich.

'During that period, CNN has generally portrayed Mr. Butowsky as an unscrupulous political activist who knowingly and maliciously concocted and spread false stories.'

Butoswky says the he has been made out to be a 'ruthless political operative of President Trump', but insists he has never met Trump nor has he ever spoken to him.

The suit states that Butowsky supported three candidates other than Trump in the primary, and in 2007 donated $2,700 President Barack Obama's campaign.

The lawsuit states that Butowksy is the victim of 'anti-Trump confirmation bias in the media', and is suing CNN, Vox and The New York Times for publishing or airing negative stories about him

Butowky's lawsuit goes on to say that the 'bogus suit' filed against him by attorney Douglas Wigdor got traction because 'most American journalists were (and are) consumed with hatred of President Trump'.

DNC staffer Seth Rich was shot and killed in Washington, DC in 2016 and unsubstantiated rumors swirled that he leaked emails to Wikileaks, which were pushed by Butowsky

He says Widgor and his partners 'knew that most American media would publish or broadcast nearly anything – with little concern for accuracy – so long as it portrayed President Trump (or anyone tangentially connected to him) in a negative light.'

Butowsy's latest suit names Anderson Cooper for his March 2018 interview on his CNN with attorney Michael Gottlieb, who spoke about the previous lawsuit against Butowsky.

The new lawsuit highlights 'false and defamatory' allegations that Gottlieb made against the financial advisor, including that Butowsky spread a conspiracy theory 'as far as possible' to 'make money off of it' from t-shirt sales and other paraphenelia.

'In reality, Mr. Butowsky has never spread a conspiracy, and he never made nor sought to make a penny from Seth Rich, [his brother] Aaron Rich, or any conspiracy theory,' according to legal documents.

The suit then implicates Anderson Cooper for not pushing back on any of Gottlieb's allegations 'no matter how false or outrageous.'

'Instead, Defendant Cooper endorsed those statements, directly implying that Mr. Butowsky and his co-defendants were responsible for ''promoting unfounded claims that Seth Rich was tied to the DNC hacking,''

'In another statement, Defendant Cooper directly implied that Mr. Butowsky was responsible for traumatizing Joel and Mary Rich because of ''[having their son] being accused of stuff that there's no evidence of,''' the suit claims.

Butowsky claims that he and his family (pictured) have received death threats since the 'smear campaign' by 'left-wing extremist' began and he has had to hire a bodyguard for his son (right)

The suit states that 'false allegations'were peddled that Butowsky conspired with White House officials to push a fake story about stolen emails to divert attention away from claims that Trump colluded with Russia to 'steal' the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton

Butowsky's suit goes on to name The New York Times and Vox as other outlets who have published defamatory stories about him, calling one Vox reporter a 'a left-wing extremist who masquerades as a journalist.'

According to the legal documents, as a result of the 'lies fabricated and perpetuated' against Butowsky, he and his family received death threats, he lost one third of his business clients, rocks were thrown through the windows of his home, his automobiles were burglarized, his computers were hacked, he lost friendships, and he lost the opportunity to host a planned television program.

Butowsky says he's also hired a bodyguard for his son while attending college for fear he would be targeted.

The suit says, the 'smear campaign' against Butowsky 'never should have begun and it has lasted far too long.

'Now it's time for the Defendants to answer for the lies that they spread and the harm that they caused,' it says.

Butowsky is demanding a jury trial in his case as well as money in damages and legal fees.