Felix Ehrat, who along with former chief executive Joe Jimenez signed the agreement with a consulting firm led by lawyer Michael Cohen, will step down after seven years as Novartis' general counsel, the Basel, Switzerland-based company said Wednesday in a statement. In an interview with Bloomberg, Jimenez said Cohen told him he had left Trump's organization and stopped working for the president before pitching for business with Novartis.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 16, 2018 11:19 UTC