On Monday it was announced that the special master appointed in the Michael Cohen case has handed over 12 recordings made by Trump’s former attorney to federal prosecutors. 12 recordings in total were handed over but it is unclear how many of them include President Trump.
According to Bloomberg:
U.S. prosecutors probing Michael Cohen are reviewing 12 audio recordings seized in an April raid of the home, office and hotel room of President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer.
Michael CohenPhotographer: Peter Foley/BloombergThe retired judge who is deciding whether prosecutors may review the seized material said in a Monday filing that “the parties” — presumably Trump and perhaps Cohen — no longer object to the government listening to “12 audio items.” The parties had previously claimed that the 12 items were “privileged” and couldn’t be seen by the government.
On Friday, Trump’s lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, confirmed that Cohen had secretly recorded a conversation in which he and Trump discussed payments to a former Playboy model who claimed she’d had an affair with Trump. The disclosure spurred speculation that Cohen had made other recordings of Trump.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are probing Cohen’s business dealings and his involvement in paying women to keep quiet about their alleged relationships with Trump.
President Trump’s current attorney Rudy Giuliani seemed to not object to the handover. This could mean that the Trump team isn’t concerned about the contents of them.
