Trump’s firm and his former lawyer Michael Cohen settle lawsuit over legal bills

Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen claimed in his lawsuit that the Trump Organisation had promised to pay his legal expenses (Mary Altaffer/AP/PA)

Donald Trump’s company and his former longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen have settled a lawsuit over Mr Cohen’s claims that he was unfairly stuck with big legal bills after becoming entangled in investigations into the former president.

Lawyers for the two sides told the judge they had reached a settlement during a video conference on Friday in Manhattan, just as Mr Cohen’s 2019 lawsuit was due to go to trial on Monday in a state court. Details of the agreement were not made public.