Cohen Brokered $1.6 Million Settlement for RNC Deputy Finance Chair
ANOTHER HUSH AGREEMENT
The 2017 deal was for Elliott Broidy, who reportedly impregnated a former Playboy Playmate.
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In late 2017, President Donald Trumpâs personal attorney, Michael Cohen, negotiated a $1.6 million settlement between Elliott Broidy, deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, and a former Playboy Playmate who claims Broidy impregnated her, according to TheWall Street Journal. Under the deal, the woman would receive $1.6 million over a span of two years in exchange for not âdisclosing her alleged relationship with Mr. Broidy.â The woman claims that Broidy âpaid her for an exclusive sexual relationshipâ for one to two years. âI acknowledge I had a consensual relationship with a Playboy Playmate,â Broidy said in a statement. âAt the end of our relationship, this woman shared with me that she was pregnant. She alone decided that she did not want to continue with the pregnancy and I offered to help her financially during this difficult period.â Cohen also represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, who both allegedly had affairs with Trump. He declined to confirm or deny the agreement. Sources tell the Journal that the non-disclosure agreement signed by the former Playboy Playmate resembles the one Stormy Daniels signed when Cohen agreed to pay her $130,000. According to a Journalreporter, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel âaccepted Elliott Broidyâs resignation from the finance team in a phone call.â