NEW YORK – Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Thursday sued the Trump Organization, saying it reneged on its obligation to reimburse him for millions of dollars of legal fees and costs related to his work.
In a complaint filed in the New York state Supreme Court in Manhattan, Cohen said the Trump Organization stopped paying him last May after it became clear he would cooperate with various probes into his work.
These include Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as multiple congressional probes.
Cohen said the Trump Organization owes him at least $3.8 million, and its failure to pay breached a reimbursement agreement that predated his cooperation.
“You’re getting in trouble because you work for me, you’re getting reimbursed,” Giuliani said. “You’re getting in trouble for your own stuff, I can’t reimburse you.”
Thursday’s lawsuit marks a further break for Cohen, Trump’s longtime “fixer,” from his former boss. (Reuters)
