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After the access hollywood tape in october 2016, weeks before the election, there were behind the scenes efforts to figure out if they would play stormy daniels and theres this key moment that we highlight up top and explained later in the story that then candidate trump directs michael cohen to get it done. get the payment done and take care of it. >> shepard: that wasnt the only one. >> correct. he had been part or been aware of efforts to pay or to have ami, american media, pay karen mcdougal...

It. >> lanny davis appeared on cnns soon after the tapes release arguing donald trump wanted to use cash to argue his tracks. >> everybody heard just now donald trump say the words "cash, cash" after michael cohen people who use cash are drug dealers and mobsters. >> no longer able to deny the payments in the face of that tape, rudy giuliani instead tried to claim the tape proved the president did nothing wrong. >> giuliani was out there saying, well, they paid it by check and not by cash. that ...

Person who directed cohens crimes, and that continues to be the most important fallout from yesterdays guilty pleas. >> cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts of financial crimes including tax fraud, bank fraud and campaign finance crimes. some of these crimes are connected to the stormy daniels hush money payments. and just days after cohens guilty pleas one of donald trumps most loyalty supporters cut a deal of his own with federal prosecutors. >> another of president trumps long time allies has...

Tapes. >> and donald trump heard one of the most alarming sounds a president could ever hear. his own voice in a secretly recorded conversation. >> and ive spoken to allen weisselberg how to set it up. >> that recording appears to confirm that donald trump was in the loop about that september 2016 plan to use ami to pay off karen. >> so im all over that. i spoke to allen about it. when it comes time to the finan financing. >> only michael cohen and donald trump know the entire substance of what ...

After tapes were released arguing donald trump wanted to use cash to cover his tracks. >> everybody heard just now donald trump say the word "cash" cash after michael people who use cash are drug dealers and mobsters. >> no longer able to deny the payments in the face of that tape, rudy giuliani instead tried to claim the tape proved the president did nothing wrong. >> giuliani was out there saying, well, they paid it by check and not by cash. that doesnt matter. it doesnt matter whether its pai...

The most important fall off from yesterdays guilty pleas. >> cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts of crimes including tax fraud, bank fraud and campaign finance crimes. some of these crimes are connected to the stormy daniels hush money payments. and days after cohens guilty pleas one of donald trumps most lawyer supporters cut a deal of his own with federal prosecutors. >> another of president trumps long time allies has turned against him. national enquirer chairman david pecker has been grant...

President could ever hear. his own voice in a secretly recorded conversation. >> ive spoken to allen weissinberg how to set it up with familiar funding -- yes. that recording appears to confirm that donald trump was in the loop about that september 2016 plan to use ami to pay off karen. >> so im all over that, and i spoke to allen about it. when it comes time for the financing, which will be -- >> pay with cash. >> no, no, no, no. i got -- no, no, no. >> only michael cohen and donald trump know ...

>> i have just spoke ton allen weiselberg about how to set the whole thing up with -- >> what do we got to pay -- >> funding, yes. >> that report appears to confirm that donald trump was in the loop about the september 2016 plan to use ami 0 to pay off karen mcdougal. >> so im all over that and i spoke to alan about it. when it comes to time for the financing, which will be -- >> what financing? >> well have to pay him something. >> pay with cash. >> no, no, no, no i got it. >> only michael cohe...

>> guilty to eight counts of financial crime. bank fraud and tax fraud. some of the crimes are connected to the stormy daniels hush money payment. days after the guilty plea, one of trumps most loyal supporters cut a deal of his own with federal prosecutors. >> another long time ally turned against him. national enquirer chairman david pecker has been granted immunity. >> it was a major development from a man who had been close friends with donald trump for years. and used the national enquirer ...

It. >> donald trump wanted to use cash to cover his tracks. >> everybody heard just now donald trump say the word "cash" after michael cohen mentioned financing. mr. giuliani who knows from being u.s. who use cash, are drug dealers and mobsters. >> no longer able to deny the payment in the face of the tape, rudy giuliani claimed the tape proved the president did nothing wrong. >> giuliani was saying they paid it by check not by cash. that doesnt matter. @doesnt matter whether its paid directly b...