Speaking of "lowlifes"

A major donor with close ties to the White House resigned on Friday as deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee after the revelation that he had agreed to pay $1.6 million to a former Playboy model who became pregnant during an affair.

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Under the terms of the deal, the Republican donor, Elliott Broidy, would pay the woman in installments over the course of two years, and in return, she would agree to stay silent about their relationship.

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The deal was arranged by President Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer, Michael D. Cohen.

  NYT

Well, small world.

In his statement, Mr. Broidy apologized to his wife and family while acknowledging that he had had an affair with the woman. He said that “she alone decided that she did not want to continue with the pregnancy and I offered to help her financially during this difficult period.”

Some pretty hefty help.

He lamented that the issue had become a national news story, which he attributed to the publicity surrounding the federal investigations of Mr. Cohen.

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Mr. Broidy was a major fund-raiser for George W. Bush, but he is particularly connected in Mr. Trump’s orbit.

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He was a vice chairman of Mr. Trump’s inaugural committee, has met frequently with top White House officials and had an Oval Office meeting with the president in October, according to documents obtained by The Times.

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The documents show that Mr. Broidy has worked closely with George Nader, an adviser to the U.A.E. and a witness in the special counsel’s investigation.

Who is a convicted pedophile and is being investigated in the Russia-Trump affair.

In 2009, Mr. Broidy pleaded guilty to charges that he made nearly $1 million worth of illegal gifts to New York State officials in order to win an investment of $250 million from the state’s public pension fund. Among the gifts were trips to Israel and Italy, payouts to officials’ relatives and girlfriends and an investment in one relative’s production of a low-budget movie called “Chooch.”

"Den of thieves and lowlifes."

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE 5/21: More adventures of Broidy and Nader.