Megathread: Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for unpaid legal fees Posted: 07 Mar 2019 11:26 AM PST Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Thursday sued the Trump Organization, accusing it of failing to reimburse him for legal fees he incurred on matters arising from his work on its behalf. In a complaint filed in a New York state court in Manhattan, Cohen said the Trump Organization breached its obligations to indemnify him after it became clear he would cooperate in investigations into his work, including Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian influence in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Submissions that may interest you submitted by /u/PoliticsModeratorBot [link] [comments] |
Megathread: Paul Manafort Sentenced to 47 Months in VA Federal Court Posted: 07 Mar 2019 04:10 PM PST Manafort, who led the Trump campaign for several months in 2016, was sentenced in the Eastern District of Virginia for hiding millions he was paid by Ukrainian oligarchs in overseas bank accounts and falsifying his finances to get loans when his patrons lost power. Prosecutors painted him as a hardened criminal who needed to be made to understand the seriousness of his wrongdoing, while Manafort contended he was collateral damage in the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. 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