A secretly recorded conversation between Donald Trump and his then-attorney Michael Cohen in which the pair discuss a payment, apparently to buy the rights to the story of a former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Trump, was obtained and broadcast by CNN on Tuesday night.
The tape appears to confirm that Trump knew about a plan to buy the rights to Karen McDougal’s story, which American Media Inc. — the owner of the National Enquirer — bought for $150,000 in August 2016 and suppressed.
The recording also confirms a Wall Street Journal report last week that described the conversation, which reportedly took place in September 2016.
In the tape, in which the two are talking face to face, Cohen tells Trump he needs to set up a shell company to finance the purchase from American Media.
Full audio: Presidential candidate Trump is heard on tape discussing with his attorney Michael Cohen how they would buy the rights to a Playboy model's story about an alleged affair Trump had with her years earlier, according to the audio recording "https://t.co/YmC0QuDqTx pic.twitter.com/fBbq7r1Lq9
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