Trump drops $500 million lawsuit against former attorney Michael Cohen

Former President Donald Trump has dropped a $500 million lawsuit he had filed against his former attorney Michael Cohen that alleged Cohen breached his fiduciary duty to keep Trump's confidences.

Trump had been scheduled to sit for a deposition in the case, but delayed it until next week because, he told the judge, he would be attending his civil fraud trial in New York.

Trump announced he was dismissing the suit in a one-page court filing Thursday.

The lawsuit had taken aim at Cohen's book, his podcast and other statements...