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    Trump's lawyer secretly recorded him; tape reveals discussion of payment to ex-Playboy playmate who alleged an affair

    by Chris Megerian and Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times Jul 20, 2018 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Federal authorities have obtained a recording, made two months before the presidential election, of Donald Trump discussing a payment to a former Playboy playmate who said she had an affair with him, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

    The former playmate, Karen McDougal, received $150,000 from the publisher of the National Enquirer, which is run by a friend of Trump's, David Pecker.

    The recording was secretly made by Michael

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