Secret tape may not add to legal jeopardy for Trump or Cohen

Friday, July 27, 2018

WASHINGTON -- A secret recording of Donald Trump discussing payments to a Playboy model has brought renewed attention to the question of whether -- and how -- he might have blocked politically damaging stories ahead of the 2016 presidential election. But it's not clear the tape, on its own, creates additional legal problems for the president.

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