Cohen sued the Trump Organization in alleging that he had agreements both written and oral that his legal bills would be paid in connection to numerous investigations. The Trump Organization said it covered Cohens legitimate bills but says he is not indemnified for voluntary cooperation he gave following his guilty plea for lying to Congress. Jurors were selected and sworn in this week. Opening statements were set for Monday and the trial which was expected to include testimony from Cohen and Donald Trump Jr. but not the former president. The trial is expected to last about a week. Cohen told This matter has been resolved in a matter satisfactory to all parties. has reached out to the Trump Organisation to say he is happy to resolve the matter in a way that is satisfactory to both parties. The terms of the settlement are confidential. The settlement was reached during a court hearing Friday. The judge said to the judge Well take this off your docket. I know youll be heartbroken. Judge Joel Cohen retorted Ill be neither heartbroken or heartwarmed. Our job is to resolve disputes thats good enough for me. This story has been updated with additional information. Michael Cohen reached a settlement with theTrump Organization in a dispute over nearly million in unpaid legal bills. The real estate business stopped funding those bills when he split from Trump and began cooperating against them. These actions the crimes and the cooperation defeated the purpose of and thus effectively terminated any oral agreement that might have existed for indemnification Trump attorneys wrote in court filings. The lawsuit was settled out of court on Friday and the terms were confidential. It is not known if the settlement will be disclosed to the public or to the media. The case is still pending and the judge said he will make a decision on the settlement in the next few days. He said the settlement would not be consistent with the parties agreement. He added that the settlement is in the best interests of all parties and that he would not speculate on the future of the case at this time. It was settled in a settlement that is confidential and that will not be made public by the parties. It’s not known whether the settlement includes any payments to Cohen’s former business partner, Michael Drexler, or to his ex-wife, Lanny Davis, who has been named as a co-defendant in the case. It also does not include any payments from Cohen to his former company, Essential Consultants, which he says he has been paying for the past two years. The agreement was reached out of good faith and was reached in good faith. It does not cover the cost of legal fees for Cohen’s former business partners, including Drexle and his wife, Karen McDougal, who have also been named in the suit. The parties have reached an agreement to settle the case in a confidential manner. It will not include the payment of any future legal fees or costs associated with the investigation into the Trump Foundation or the Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C.
Michael Cohen reaches settlement with Trump Organization in dispute over unpaid legal bills. Michael Cohen reached settlement with Donald Trump Organization over unpaid bills. Cohen had been suing the Trump Organization for unpaid legal fees.
