曼哈顿检察官对前总统的刑事欺诈案中的证据唐纳德·特朗普包括一段2016年秘密录制的特朗普和一名证人(据信是迈克尔·科恩)的录音，美国广播公司新闻频道此前报道称，该录音包含一项在2016年大选前购买《花花公子》模特凯伦·麦克道戈的沉默的计划的讨论。
这段录音包含在一份名为自动发现表格的文件中，该表格列出了曼哈顿检察官在调查期间收集的证据多年调查，准备在特朗普的律师准备辩护时将其移交给他们。
特朗普上个月对伪造商业记录的34项重罪指控表示无罪，检察官称这是一个“计划”，通过使用封口费的付款来增加他2016年的选举机会隐瞒有害信息来自两名声称与特朗普有长期否认的婚外情的女性。
虽然证人的名字没有在周五公布的自动发现表格中披露，但美国广播公司新闻报道称，该人是科恩报道了秘密录音2018年。
特朗普当时的私人律师科恩告诉调查人员，他与《国家询问者》的出版商、特朗普的长期盟友大卫·派克合作付给麦克道格15万美元为了她的故事的版权，她从2006年到2007年与特朗普有过10个月的婚外情，所以《问询者报》可以压制这个故事，不让它公开。
在美国广播公司新闻获得的录音中，特朗普和科恩被听到讨论付款。
“不要用现金支付...根据特朗普的法律团队在录音消息公开后发布的文字记录，特朗普表示，“检查”。
特朗普的律师表示，录音显示，特朗普想通过支票付款，以便正确记录付款。
特朗普否认了对他的所有指控。周二的法官确定审判日期2024年3月25日的案件。
Secret audio tape among evidence collected by DA in fraud case against Trump
The evidence in the Manhattan DA's criminal fraud case against former PresidentDonald Trumpincludes a secretly made 2016 recording of Trump and a witness, thought to be Michael Cohen, that ABC News previously reported contained a discussion of a plan to buy the silence of Playboy model Karen McDougal prior to the 2016 election.
The recording is included in a document known as an Automatic Discovery Form that lists the kind of evidence Manhattan prosecutors have amassed during theirmulti-year investigation, in preparation for it to be turned over to Trump's attorneys as they prepare his defense.
Trump last month pled not guilty to a 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in what prosecutors say was a "scheme" to boost his 2016 election chances by using hush money payments tosuppress damaging informationfrom two women who claimed to have had long-denied affairs with Trump.
Although the name of the witness was not disclosed in the Automatic Discovery Form that was made public on Friday, ABC News reported that the person was Cohen when itreported on the secret recordingin 2018.
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Cohen, Trump's then-personal attorney, told investigators that he worked with the publisher of the National Enquirer, longtime Trump ally David Pecker, topay McDougal $150,000for the rights to her story that she'd had a 10-month affair with Trump from 2006 to 2007, so the Enquirer could suppress the story and keep it from going public.
On the recording obtained by ABC News, Trump and Cohen were hearddiscussing the payment.
"Don't pay with cash ... check," Trump stated, according to a transcript released by Trump's legal team after news of the recording was made public.
Trump's attorneys said the recording showed that Trump wanted to pay via check in order to properly document the payment.
Trump has denied all charges against him. A judge on Tuesdayset a trial dateof March 25, 2024, for the case.
