'The Late Show' has its own version of the secret Trump-Cohen tape

Of course, someone gets Trump a Coke.
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Shannon Connellan
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So, we've heard the audio of the secret recording between Donald Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen, but now there's video?

Well, at least a video made by Stephen Colbert and The Late Show team.

The late night show has crafted their own comedic video accompaniment to the real 2016 recording aired by CNN on Tuesday.

In the audio clip, Trump and Cohen discuss a payment for Playboy model Karen McDougal's story, in which she claimed she had an affair with Trump in 2006.

In 2016, the Wall Street Journal revealed that American Media -- which owns the pro-Trump National Enquirer -- bought the rights to the model's story for $150,000, but didn't publish it.

There's a particularly great gag to satisfy everyone who lost their minds over the moment Trump asks an aide, "Get me a Coke, please."

Additional reporting by Johnny Lieu.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.

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