Trump-Cohen tape reveals discussion of buying Playboy model's story

A secretly recorded audio tape released by Michael Cohen's attorney captured Trump and Cohen discussing how to buy the rights to former Playboy model Karen McDougal's story of an affair with Trump from American Media Inc. (AMI). In the recording, Trump can be heard asking "So, what do we got to pay for this? One-fifty?" and suggesting payment by "cash," contradicting his earlier claims of knowing nothing about the payments. The tape provided concrete evidence of Trump's direct involvement in hush money schemes.

"So, what do we got to pay for this? One-fifty? ... Pay with cash." — Secret recording from September 2016, released July 24, 2018