New Cohen Tape (Trump is done this time!)

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Michael Cohen recorded a conversation he had with a reporter this year in which he said he arranged “on my own” a $130,000 payment in 2016 to a former adult-film star who alleged an affair with Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

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“I did it on my own,” Mr. Cohen said of the payment, according to the people familiar with the matter. The conversation took place after The Wall Street Journal in January revealed that Mr. Cohen had arranged the payment to Ms. Clifford.

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The recording is one of a dozen tapes Mr. Cohen kept of conversations referring to matters related to Mr. Trump that federal investigators obtained in an April raid of his premises. The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office is examining whether Mr. Cohen committed bank fraud or campaign finance violations and is probing the payment to Ms. Clifford. Mr. Cohen has denied wrongdoing and hasn’t been charged with any crimes.

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During the conversation with Mr. Cuomo, Mr. Cohen assured the reporter that he wasn’t running a tape, according to the people familiar with the matter. He told Mr. Cuomo he was placing the phone in his desk drawer and that the conversation was off the record. The phone appeared to record the entire conversation, the people said.

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