Trump Organization Urges Judge to Toss Cohen Suit for Legal Fees

The Trump Organization asked a judge to throw out Michael Cohen’s lawsuit in which he seeks reimbursement for legal fees he incurred defending himself in numerous investigations, saying he’s hoping for a “payday” as he prepares to serve a three-year prison sentence.

The organization said in a filing Monday that it had no contract with Cohen, who suddenly claims a “self-serving” agreement requires his former employer to not only pay all his legal fees, but also pay all the underlying fines, restitution, and forfeiture resulting from his personal guilty pleas.

Cohen “alleges that a fictitious ‘contract’ bound Trump Org. to ...