Michael Cohen, left, has been mocking former President Trump on TikTok. (Getty Images)
The recording was played for the jury, which included Cohen telling Trump he needed to "open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend David," referring to Pecker.
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"So what do we got to pay for this? One-fifty?" Trump is heard saying.
Michael Cohen leaves for a break during the civil business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump at New York Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)
Cohen testified that he recorded the exchange while holding his iPhone while sitting across a desk from Trump. Trump was unaware he was being recorded at the time.
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The case revolves around the alleged falsification of business records. Prosecutors say Cohen paid adult film actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 to quiet her claims of the alleged extramarital sexual encounter with Trump. Prosecutors allege the Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen and fraudulently logged the payments as legal expenses, and are working to prove that Trump falsified records with the intent to commit or conceal a second crime.
Former President Trump awaits the start of proceedings at Manhattan criminal court on Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)
Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case.
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Daniels took the stand last week, saying she met Trump in 2006 at Lake Tahoe during a celebrity golf tournament. She alleged that the pair had sex in Trump's hotel room during the event, which Trump has repeatedly denied in public comments. Daniels also described to the court how she got into the pornography business after working as an exotic dancer as a teenager.
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