Listen in as Donald Trump allegedly talks hush money in secret recording

Amid a swell of evidence and documents made public by the court in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial, this audio file contains an alleged conversation between former President Donald Trump and his one-time hatchet man and lawyer Michael Cohen as they discuss paying hush money to former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal.

Listen here to the recording prosecutors say was secretly made by Michael Cohen.

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Cohen, the prosecution's star witness, testified in detail on Monday, May 13, about his close coordination with Trump ahead of the 2016 election while seeking to buy the silence of two women who claimed to have had sexual affairs with Trump − McDougal and adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

Trump is charged with falsifying business records to cover up the true purpose of payments he made to Cohen - namely, reimbursing $130,000 the fixer paid to Daniels, according to prosecutors.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Listen in as Donald Trump allegedly talks hush money in recording