A federal grand jury is reportedly investigating major GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy

Elliott Broidy.
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A federal grand jury in New York is investigating Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy and whether he used his position as vice-chairman of President Trump's inaugural committee to solicit personal business from foreign donors, two people familiar with the matter told ABC News on Monday.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn sent the inaugural committee a subpoena earlier this year, requesting documents related to communications between Broidy and specific donors and businesses, ABC News reports. A person with knowledge of the matter said the committee has complied with the subpoena. Broidy's attorney, Christopher Clark, told ABC News he would "not comment on this kind of irresponsible speculation."

Broidy stepped down last year as the Republican National Committee's deputy finance chairman after The Wall Street Journal reported that he had an extramarital affair with a Playboy model and then paid her $1.6 million in exchange for her silence. That deal was brokered by Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, who is now in prison for tax evasion and campaign finance violations.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.