LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, used the same Delaware limited-liability company in two secret deals relating to alleged sexual encounters involving his clients, according to people familiar with the matter. Venture capitalist Elliott Broidy paid an initial installment of $62,500 to the company, Essential Consultants LLC, as part of Mr. Cohen’s $250,000 total fee for negotiating a nondisclosure agreement related to Mr. Broidy’s affair with a former Playboy model who alleged he had impregnated her, a person familiar with the matter said. Federal prosecutors are examining money flowing in and out of Essential Consultants as part of a broad investigation into Mr. Cohen’s activities to silence women with allegations against Mr. Trump or those in his orbit, according to people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal first reported the $1.6 million agreement between Mr. Broidy—the Republican National Committee’s deputy finance chairman with ties to Mr. Trump—and the model on Friday [4-13-18]. Mr. Broidy later resigned his RNC post.”
–Michael Rothfeld, Erica Orden and Joe Palazzolo, “Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Used the Same Delaware Company for Payment Deals to Two Women,” The Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2018, 10:50 pm