--- title: Michael Cohen Negotiated Payout for Pregnant Playboy Model description: Donald Trump's lawyer negotiated a $1.6 million payment to a former Playboy model who said am RNC official got her pregnant canonical: https://time.com/5239654/michael-cohen-elliott-broidy-playboy-payout/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-13T19:04:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T20:34:51.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump's Lawyer Negotiated Payment to Pregnant Playboy Model og:description: A top RNC fundraiser admitted to the affair and the payoff og:url: https://time.com/5239654/michael-cohen-elliott-broidy-playboy-payout/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7337c40050cc33e9/69892da0096a9417796a21f7/gettyimages-865948696.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Trump's Personal Attorney Michael Cohen Meets With House Intelligence Cmte og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump's Lawyer Negotiated Payment to Pregnant Playboy Model twitter:description: A top RNC fundraiser admitted to the affair and the payoff twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7337c40050cc33e9/69892da0096a9417796a21f7/gettyimages-865948696.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump's Lawyer Negotiated $1.6 Million Payment After RNC Official Allegedly Impregnated Playboy Model by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) and [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/) Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:34 PM UTCPublished: Apr 13, 2018 7:04 PM UTC  WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: Michael Cohen, a personal attorney for President Trump, departs from a House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, October 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 24: Michael Cohen, a personal attorney for President Trump, departs from a House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, October 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Michael Cohen, a personal attorney for President Trump, departs from a House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, October 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) and [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/) Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:34 PM UTCPublished: Apr 13, 2018 7:04 PM UTC Michael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, negotiated a $1.6 million payment with a former Playboy model who said a top Republican donor and fundraiser impregnated her last year, the donor acknowledged Friday. Cohen handled the settlement to the woman for Elliot Broidy, a venture-capitalist, the [Wall Street _Journal_ reported Friday](https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-negotiated-1-6-million-settlement-for-top-republican-fundraiser-1523638726). Broidy served as a deputy finance chairman for the Republican National Committee — along with Cohen – sources familiar with the situation said he had resigned from his post Friday after the news broke. “I acknowledge I had a consensual relationship with a Playboy Playmate,” Broidy said in a statement. “At 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. We have not spoken since that time.” The payment bars the woman, who is based in Los Angeles, from speaking about her relationship with Broidy. The money will be paid to her in quarterly installments and the first installment was due on Dec. 1, the _Journal_ reported. Broidy said he hired Cohen to handle the matter after being contacted by the woman’s attorney, Keith Davidson, because Cohen had informed him about prior relationship with Davidson. Davidson did not immediately respond to request for comment. “It is unfortunate that this personal matter between two consenting adults is the subject of national discussion just because of Michael Cohen’s involvement,” said Broidy. The report puts further scrutiny on Cohen, who had his home, office and a hotel room [raided by FBI agents](http://time.com/5237454/donald-trump-relied-on-michael-cohen-to-weather-the-storm/) this week, and who the Department of Justice says is now under criminal investigation for his business dealings. Cohen also serves as national deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee. The RNC did not respond to multiple requests for comment about whether he was still serving. 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