RNC fundraiser resigns after report of $1.6 million Playmate payoff

RNC fundraiser resigns after report of $1.6 million Playmate payoff
By ALEX ISENSTADT 04/13/2018 02:43 PM EDT Updated 04/13/2018 03:18 PM EDT

GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy has stepped down as Republican National Committee deputy finance chair, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The departure followed reports on Friday afternoon that in 2017, President Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen had negotiated a $1.6 million payment on Broidy’s behalf to a Playboy Playmate who said that Broidy had impregnated her.

Broidy, a 62-year-old Los Angeles-based investor, is an influential figure in Republican politics who has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to GOP candidates and committees over the years.

He played a key role in helping Trump raise money ahead of the 2016 election.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/13/rnc-deputy-finance-chair-broidy-resigns-522867