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Elliot Broidy, pictured with his wife Robin, acknowledged Friday that he had a relationship with a former Playboy model. (Alex J. Berliner /ABImages/AP) RNC official steps down after admitting $1.6 million payment to pregnant Playmate Elliott Broidy, a top GOP fundraiser and prominent backer of President Trump, left his post as deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee after revelations that Trump's embattled personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, negotiated a deal in late 2017 with a former Playboy model whom Broidy had impregnated, according to people familiar with the deal. By Tom Hamburger, Ellen Nakashima, Beth Reinhard and Emma Brown  •  Read more » Cohen wants to bar prosecutors from reviewing materials seized from his office President Trump's personal attorney Michael D. Cohen has asked a federal judge to allow his lawyers or an outside attorney to examine the seized materials first. The unusual, high-stakes court hearing featured an appearance by an attorney representing Trump. By Philip Bump and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   Trump pardons 'Scooter' Libby, Cheney's former chief of staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former chief of staff to Vice President Richard B. Cheney was convicted in 2007 of perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with the leak of a CIA officer's identity. His sentence was commuted by President George W. Bush. Although Libby was spared jail time, he was not pardoned. By John Wagner, Matt Zapotosky and Joshua Dawsey  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Trump's pardon of 'Scooter' Libby sends a message to witnesses in Mueller probe A decade ago, many conservatives described the prosecution of Libby as a "witch hunt." And wait — there's a James B. Comey connection. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   What ever happened to Trump steaks and coffee? They're over. So is most of Trump's merchandising empire. When Donald Trump ran for president in 2015, he had 19 companies paying him to put the Trump name on their products. Now, only two are left. By Zane Anthony, Kathryn Sanders and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Report faults former FBI official Andrew McCabe for unauthorized disclosure of information, misleading investigators The Justice Department inspector general's report alleges that the bureau's former deputy director inappropriately authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to a reporter and then repeatedly misled investigators and former FBI director James B. Comey. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'Untruthful slime ball': Trump blasts Comey as details emerge from scathing book President Trump fires off tweets as former FBI director James B. Comey talks about his new book that savages Trump and his presidency. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   House Speaker Paul Ryan endorses Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to succeed him Ryan made the endorsement in an interview airing Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." McCarthy of California and Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana had been considered front-runners to lead the fractious House GOP after Ryan abruptly announced that he would not seek reelection. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   As Security Council meets on Syria, Nikki Haley accuses Russia of lies and coverups The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations accused Moscow of shielding the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which she said had used chemical weapons at least 50 times in the past seven years of warfare. By Carol Morello and Anton Troianovski  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Charges involving Kansas, N.C. State make clear: The FBI is enforcing NCAA rules This week's charges brought into sharper focus that the Justice Department is trying to put people in prison for paying college athletes and their families. By Will Hobson  •  Read more »   An alleged case of incest led to 4 'senseless' deaths — including a baby A young woman who had been adopted ended up pregnant with her biological father's child, police said. By Allyson Chiu  •  Read more »   Will Ferrell said to be involved in two-car crash The actor and comedian was rushed to a hospital after the SUV in which he was riding flipped over in Southern California. A representative for Ferrell said he did not suffer significant injury and has been discharged. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   A substitute teacher hosted a 'fight club' so students would like him, police say "I thought they just needed an out," the former substitute said after his arrest. He was seen in videos officiating brutal slap fights. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »

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