On CNN’s Cuomo Primetime Tuesday evening, the network aired an audio recording of President Donald Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen discussing the Karen McDougal payment.
Cohen’s attorney Lanny Davis shared the recording with CNN and the President’s legal team released a transcript of the tape shortly thereafter.
Listen to the discussion about buying the rights to McDougal’s story from American Media Inc.’s David Pecker below:
LISTEN: Trump and Cohen discuss payment to buy rights to ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal's story about an alleged affair with Trump. pic.twitter.com/jzyoRvqXaA
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The key exchange, according to the transcript:
“Um, I need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David,” Cohen says.
“So what do you got to pay for this? One-fifty?” Trump asks.
“Yes,” Cohen says. “Um, and it’s all the stuff.”
WaPo has the transcript posted, but it’s hard to read.
This was more helpful.
I’m all for suspence etc, but really, too much of a good thing…
This Presidency is wearing me out, please get over with it ! Mueller ! Mueller !
If by “more helpful” we mean “less exculpatory.”
It seems to me that the reason Trump never bought the rights off of David Pecker was because there was so much other stuff in the Enquirer contract – McDougal was promised much more than cash for her silence (i.e. covers, columns, etc), and Trump could not provide that.
My goodness, Trump is going through a tremendous amount of effort to try to hide an affair that never took place! While his wife was at home taking care of their infant child…