Hillary and Tina cover former finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, Elliott Broidy.
Elliott Broidy, former Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee, faced a dramatic downfall after being embroiled in multiple scandals. BUT as the investigation unfolded, Broidy made deals with prosecutors to save his own skin.
Sources
Hillary's Story
Bloomberg
GOP Fundraiser Elliott Broidy Accused of Coercing Woman Into Having Abortion (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-07/elliott-broidy-wins-bid-to-sanitize-ex-playmate-lover-s-lawsuit)
Bloomberg Law
Ex-Trump Fundraiser Overcomes Qatar Effort to Shield Records Elliott Broidy says he got millions to illegally lobby Trump administration (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/ex-trump-fundraiser-overcomes-qatar-effort-to-shield-records)
CNN Politics
GOP fundraiser Broidy pleads guilty to conspiracy charge in foreign lobbying effort (https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/20/politics/elliott-broidy-plea/index.html)
The Daily Beast
Former Trump Mega-Fundraiser Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty to Illegal Lobbying (https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-trump-mega-fundraiser-elliott-broidy-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-lobbying-faces-fines-and-prison-time)
Department of Justice
Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty for Back-Channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove a Chinese Foreign National (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/elliott-broidy-pleads-guilty-back-channel-lobbying-campaign-drop-1mdb-investigation-and)
Los Angeles Times
A tale of two scandals, with a rich Trump donor, kickbacks and a Playboy playmate (https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-elliott-broidy-trump-20180811-story.html)
Mother Jones
Yet Another Twist in the Crazy Tale of a GOP Fundraiser’s Affair With a Playmate (https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/07/yet-another-twist-in-the-crazy-tale-of-a-gop-fundraisers-affair-with-a-playmate/)
The New York Times
Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty in Foreign Lobbying Case (Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty in Foreign Lobbying Case)
Former Trump Fund-Raiser Drops Suits Over Hack of Emails (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/politics/elliott-broidy-email-hack-lawsuit.html)
Rolling Stone
The Walls Are Closing in on Disgraced Trump Fundraiser Elliott Broidy (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elliott-broidy-walls-closing-disgraced-trump-fundraiser-856381/)
Reuters
LA money manager gets no jail in NY corruption case (https://www.reuters.com/article/newyork-pension-broidy/la-money-manager-gets-no-jail-in-ny-corruption-case-idUSL1E8MQ4KJ20121126/)
The Washington Post
Elliott Broidy says he got millions to illegally lobby Trump administration (https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/broidy-testify-trump-malaysia-fugees/)
Wikipedia
Elliot Broidy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Broidy)
Photos
Elliot Broidy (https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/180731134425-01-elliott-broidy-restricted.jpg?q=x_2,y_196,h_898,w_1596,c_crop/h_653,w_1160/f_webp)--by Billy Bennight via CNN Politics
Shera Bechard (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Shera_Bechard_2010.jpg/800px-Shera_Bechard_2010.jpg)--by Toglenn via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Michael Cohen (https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/YvNmnQXiUUpB0Xgc45buU26XdYw=/0x229:4626x2831/1952x1098/media/img/mt/2018/04/RTX5R2MY/original.jpg)--by Lucas Jackson via The Atlantic