"There are more tapes": Michael Cohen's lawyer promises more damaging recordings of Trump

[DonViejo]

Cohen drops a bomb: Tape of Trump discussing hush money for alleged affair with Playboy model released

MATTHEW ROZSA
JULY 25, 2018 3:08PM (UTC)

President Donald Trump initially denied any knowledge about a payment made to former Playboy model Karen McDougal, but his former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen released audio evidence on Tuesday night that makes evident Trump was aware of an attempt to quash a report about his alleged extramarital affair with the model only weeks before the 2016 presidential election.

Cohen released a secretly recorded taping of his 2016 conversation with Trump to CNN, via his lawyer Lanny Davis.

The key section of the tape involves the then-Republican presidential candidate telling Cohen that he wants a payment pertaining to McDougal's story to be paid in "cash." At the time of the recording, American Media, a company that owns the pro-Trump tabloid National Enquirer, wanted to buy McDougal's story for what seemed to have been a practice known as "catch and kill." The plan was to purchase exclusive rights to McDougal's story in order to prevent any other outlet from publishing information seen as damaging to Trump.

"I need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David," Cohen tells Trump in the recording, most likely a reference to David Pecker, the head of American Media.

Later, after Cohen again raises the matter of financing, Trump interjects to ask what Cohen is talking about. Cohen then reminds him that "we'll have to pay" for the story, to which Trump tells Cohen to "pay with cash," although it is unclear based on the subsequent section of the audio whether he means to pay with cash or to not pay with cash. This is important because Trump's new lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, first claimed that the tape would exonerate Trump because it makes clear Trump wanted a paper trail for the payment.

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[Chris Studio]

1. I cleaned up the Cohen Tape

Hi, I'm an audio professional...

I cleaned up the Cohen Tape and generated a better transcript:

https://soundcloud.com/daniilkharms/cleaner-cohen-tape

He 100% says "So I'll pay with cash".

Hope someone finds this helpful.

The best bits... Trump says:

1. Bring it to me and no one else.

2. So where we aren't paying - or So where we aren't named

3. Listen, what financing - OR - wait a sec - what financing?

4. Cohen: Well, I have to pay an/in instalment(s)

5. So I'll pay with cash

6. Check?

[mr_lebowski]

2. Anyone care to try this link?

It's a real link to soundcloud so I don't *think* it could be a harmful link, but ...

[Chris Studio]

3. LOL

It's not a virus silly... I just didn't have anywhere else to put it.

[mr_lebowski]

6. If I somewhat knew you dude that'd be one thing ... but your first post ever? Sorry ...

Like I said, the fact it's a real soundcloud link suggests it's fine.

[Chris Studio]

9. I read DU

But never had something to post before this

[mr_lebowski]

10. S'all good brother welcome to DU ...

If you read here often you know we're inundated by trolls and bad actors, so ... it takes a while and some history before people trust ya, it's somewhat sad to say.

[Chris Studio]

11. Thanks

Sorry if I seemed rude... I just finished doing this and was still a bit in the zone... so to speak

[mr_lebowski]

12. It's fine brotha ... see ya around (nt)

[marble falls]

15. We're a tough crowd. We've been through a couple of things since summer 2016 ...

but one we once we warm up to you, we become annoying.

Nice work on the tape, by the way, and welcome. Keep posting.

[Chris Studio]

16. Thanks

I will... As long as I have something to say.

[marble falls]

17. Hey Chris, as long as I have you in your PM - why do Java updates set off my McAffee?

[Chris Studio]

18. Ugh

Well without knowing more about your system it's probably one of mccaffes patented 'we assume everything is a threat' issues.

Over the years I've seen so many complaints about this specific issue - false positives - that I wasn't surprised when mccaffe decided to let people whitelist programs.

Probably your best bet is to figure out how to add the Java updater to your trusted program list.

I could tell you how with a bit of giogling.... Sorry I don't know the newest vers but I'm on a Mac these days.

If you really get stuck, hit me up and I'll figure it out.

Sorry I couldn't be more specific off the top of my head!

[marble falls]

19. That was helpful, I'll start searching a bit and see what it takes to get on my trusted ...

programs. I know three or four years ago Java had a lot of security issues over creating backdoor entrance for malware but I thought that had been worked out.

Thanks, man!

[Chris Studio]

20. No worries,

And glad to be of help!

Always happy to try at least

[OnDoutside]

21. Hey Chris, the woman he's speaking to on the phone, I think he calls her "Pam" at the end of the

call. Can you verify that ? Could be Pam Bondi.

[Chris Studio]

22. I'll have a go

I need to go through the whole thing as well... I only did that bit you heard.

I'll check and be back to you... Probably tomorrow morning.

[OnDoutside]

23. Thanks, I appreciate it.

[Chris Studio]

24. No worries

Always glad to try and help.

[Chris Studio]

26. OK so

The voice says "No I'm not going to come" or something like that... he's discussing someone coming somewhere or not, and he's saying maybe because of this she should come... the voice then says "no I'm not going to come" and sounds like Melania.

I can upload it if you want... I'd definitely guess that though.... which is of course means he hangs up with his wife to discuss paying off one of his mistresses.

How disgusting.

EDIT:

Actually, I hear the "You take care of yourself, Thanks Pam".

"Yeah, I'm proud of you, so long, bye"

I was listening to the wrong thing earlier.

[Chris Studio]

25. Are you talking about the beginning?

I think it's Melania... but that's only because he calls her "hon'" at the end... There's a bit of her side in there I might be able to access... I'll see.

EDIT:

Like I said in the other post, just in case you only see one of these, he definitely 100% says "Thanks Pam" to the person on the phone.

[OnDoutside]

27. Thanks Chris, so a good chance he was talking to Pam Bondi then.

[greyl]

4. It's safe, 41 second audio. nt

[Brother Buzz]

5. I jumped in with both feet and listened

Chris' cleaned up version sound like two thugs talking through long cardboard tubes, but I will admit the captions helped me understand it.

[Chris Studio]

7. Yeah

Cleaned up only means I used software to get rid of a lot of the hum... but that also means it sounds like it's going through a...umm... series of tubes...

It was two thugs talking though

[Brother Buzz]

13. Your tape did confirm Rudy's Sundowner moment, once again

It looks like Rudy put a suppository in his ear, and his hearing aid up his ass.

[Chris Studio]

14. I think it did

And I think it shows that Trump was trying to hide it from his staff ("Bring it to me and no one else&quot and trying to hide his involvement ("So where we aren't named&quot and the payment itself ("So I'll pay in cash&quot .

[AlexSFCA]

8. he is probably seeking a pardon from trump, trying to scare him

Avenatti suggested that.