cnn this past week obtained a once secret recording of then candidate trump talking to cohen about buying mcdougal's silence. >> so i'm all over that. i spoke to allen about it. when it comes time to the financing which will be -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay. >> with cash? >> no, no. >> check? >> note the "i spoke to allen," connected back to mr. weisselberg. cnn has told cohen asserts mr. trump knew advance about the june 2016 trump tower meeting organized by don junior with russians who promised dirt on hillary clinton. the president says he did not know in advance. in fact, the president and those who speak for him denied it some 20 times back last july when word of the meeting broke. cohen says others can back him up. the president's lawyer who just a few weeks ago called cohen a