During the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, jurors were presented with a recording discovered on Michael Cohen’s phone. The recording seemingly captured a conversation between Trump and Cohen regarding the alleged scheme to provide payment to a former Playboy model who had made claims about an extramarital affair with Trump.
During the morning of September 6, 2016, a conversation occurred, which was presented as evidence during the testimony of Douglas Daus, an expert witness responsible for handling electronic devices for the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
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Cohen, the former attorney of Trump, recorded the conversation in secret. The conversation lasts for approximately two minutes. During the conversation, Cohen and Trump appear to discuss the possibility of making a payment of $150,000 to Karen McDougal. The purpose of this payment would be to ensure her silence regarding the alleged affair, which Trump has consistently denied ever happened.
Cohen appeared to discuss a shell company he established initially to make payments to American Media Inc., the publisher of the National Enquirer, prior to finalizing the agreement.
During the phone conversation, Cohen discussed his communication with Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, regarding the arrangement and funding of the entire setup.
Cohen confidently replied, “No, no, no, no, no, I’ve got it.”
American Media Inc. had paid McDougal a sum of $150,000 in the summer of 2016 to keep her story under wraps. However, contrary to their initial agreement, Trump did not reimburse them as Pecker withdrew from the arrangement.
Bove also asked Daus why the recording suddenly cuts off.
According to Bove, it is difficult to understand the reason behind the sudden termination of the service if you don’t have direct information about it.
Daus informed prosecutor Christopher Conroy that he did not observe any indications of tampering with Cohen’s phone during the redirect.
Conroy inquired if any signs of tampering or manipulation were detected in the data extracted from the recording.
Daus denied the accusation, stating, “I did not.”
During the trial, it is anticipated that the recording will resurface, possibly when Cohen is summoned to give his testimony.
