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All the Presidents' Lawyers

'Pay with cash'

Michael Cohen’s lawyer releases a tape. How big of a deal is it?

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By Josh Barro • Jul 25, 2018 • 36m Listen

Ken and Josh discuss the tape of then-presidential candidate Trump and Michael Cohen discussing buying the rights to former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal’s story about an alleged affair with Trump from the National Enquirer. If the story was bought to prevent it from being published to help get Trump elected, it could be an undisclosed campaign contribution well above the legal limit. What signals are Cohen and his attorneys trying to send by releasing this tape to CNN? Ken and Josh catch up on Paul Manafort’s delayed (but still upcoming) trial, Michael Avenatti’s interest in many areas of law, Carter Page’s FISA warrant, and why Ken would not be excited to take Page on as a client.

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    Josh Barro

    Former host of Left, Right & Center

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    Ken White

    Brown, White & Osborn / Popehat

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    Sara Fay

    Former producer of Left, Right and Center

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