Trump lawyer is said to have negotiated $1.6-million settlement for GOP donor with Playboy model
Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, in New York on April 11, (Seth Wenig / Associated Press)
President Trump's embattled personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, negotiated a $1.6-million deal in late 2017 with a former Playboy model on behalf of a prominent Republican fundraiser who had impregnated her, according to people familiar with the deal.
Los Angeles investor Elliott Broidy, who has been a major financial supporter of the president, issued a statement Friday acknowledging that he "had a consensual relationship with a Playboy Playmate" who got pregnant. He said he retained Cohen after the Trump lawyer told Broidy he had been contacted by the woman's attorney.
"It is unfortunate that this personal matter between two consenting adults is the subject of national discussion just because of Michael Cohen's involvement," Broidy said in the statement.
Federal prosecutors are investigating Cohen for possible bank fraud and campaign finance violations in connection to his efforts to tamp down damaging stories about Trump during the 2016 campaign, according to people familiar with the case.
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