Michael Cohen Settles Lawsuit Against Trump Organization

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Michael Cohen, the former attorney for President Trump has just settled his lawsuit against the Trump organization. This is happening days before it was set to go to trial. Cohen sued the organization in 2019 and he said he was owed legal fees of nearly $1 million. His claim was that he was owed the money for defending Trump and himself during numerous investigations during meetings with the Manhattan district attorney and grand jury before the former president was indicted in March. Now, opening statements in the trial were set to start on Monday and the trial was expected to last about a week. Lawyers from both sides say the terms of the agreement reached are confidential. Cohen told CNN quote, this matter has been resolved in a matter satisfactory to all parties.