Michael Cohen arranged $1.6 million settlement for GOP fundraiser who impregnated a Playboy model

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President Trump’s personal attorney reportedly negotiated a settlement in 2017 to prevent a former Playboy model from going public with allegations that Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy impregnated her.

The $1.6 million deal was spearheaded by Michael Cohen, an embattled New York lawyer whose office and residences were raided by FBI agents earlier this week as part of the ongoing Russia probe. Cohen has been accused of brokering similar deals to silence two women who claim they were romantically involved with Trump while he was married to his current wife.

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