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| Cohen Sues Trump Organization, Saying He Was Denied $1.9 Million in Legal Fees After Cooperating With Prosecutors | Cohen Sues Trump Organization, Saying He Was Denied $1.9 Million in Legal Fees After Cooperating With Prosecutors |
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| Michael D. Cohen, the former personal lawyer and one-time fixer for President Trump, filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the Trump Organization of breaking a contract and refusing to pay about $1.9 million in legal fees after Mr. Cohen began cooperating with federal prosecutors. | Michael D. Cohen, the former personal lawyer and one-time fixer for President Trump, filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the Trump Organization of breaking a contract and refusing to pay about $1.9 million in legal fees after Mr. Cohen began cooperating with federal prosecutors. |
| The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, said that the Trump Organization had agreed to pay Mr. Cohen attorney’s fees or related costs connected to his work with the Trump Organization but had failed to live up to that promise. | The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, said that the Trump Organization had agreed to pay Mr. Cohen attorney’s fees or related costs connected to his work with the Trump Organization but had failed to live up to that promise. |
| Mr. Cohen is also seeking reimbursement for an additional $1.9 million he was ordered to pay in fines, forfeitures and restitution after he pleaded guilty to breaking campaign finance laws, tax evasion and lying to Congress, the lawsuit said. | |
| The complaint said that around July 2017, Mr. Cohen and the Trump Organization entered an agreement under which the company would pay for Mr. Cohen’s legal fees and costs connected to investigations being conducted by Congress and Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel who is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. | The complaint said that around July 2017, Mr. Cohen and the Trump Organization entered an agreement under which the company would pay for Mr. Cohen’s legal fees and costs connected to investigations being conducted by Congress and Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel who is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. |
| The Trump Organization lived up to the deal until sometime last May, according to the lawsuit. Then, in June, as Mr. Cohen began telling people close to him that he would be willing to cooperate with Mr. Mueller’s investigation, the Trump Organization stopped paying Mr. Cohen’s lawyers. | The Trump Organization lived up to the deal until sometime last May, according to the lawsuit. Then, in June, as Mr. Cohen began telling people close to him that he would be willing to cooperate with Mr. Mueller’s investigation, the Trump Organization stopped paying Mr. Cohen’s lawyers. |
| As a result, Mr. Cohen parted ways with his attorneys, the lawsuit said. Shortly after, Mr. Cohen hinted to “Good Morning America” that he was considering striking a deal with the New York prosecutors who were investigating him. | As a result, Mr. Cohen parted ways with his attorneys, the lawsuit said. Shortly after, Mr. Cohen hinted to “Good Morning America” that he was considering striking a deal with the New York prosecutors who were investigating him. |