Prosecutors in Trump's criminal case say they have recording of Trump and a witness

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Prosecutors in Trump's criminal case say they have recording of Trump and a witness

By Graham Kates

May 26, 2023 / 5:15 PM / CBS News

Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal case have released to his attorneys a recording of Trump and a witness, whose identity was not disclosed, according to a document the office made public Friday.

The document, called an automatic discovery form, describes the nature of the charges against a defendant and a broad overview of the evidence that prosecutors will present at Trump's preliminary hearing or at trial. Trump's attorneys and media organizations, including CBS News, had repeatedly requested that such a form be made public in the weeks since Trump's arrest on April 4.

Trump is the first former president in American history to face criminal charges. He has entered a not guilty plea to 34 felony counts of falsification of business records for alleged payments made as part of a "hush money" scheme.

The document lists the dates of 34 instances between Feb. 14, 2017 and Dec. 5, 2017 when he allegedly falsified records.

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In a section devoted to electronic evidence that will be turned over, a prosecutor for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office indicated they have disclosed to the defense a "recording of a conversation between defendant and a witness."

The section also indicates prosecutors intend to disclose recordings of calls between witnesses and others. . . .

. . . Merchan reviewed a protective order he put in place, barring Trump from publicizing, or even possessing, much of the evidence to be turned over. Trump cannot speak publicly about, or post on social media, any case material that had not already been made public. . .
. . . Merchan told Trump that if he violates the order he can be sanctioned or fined, "up to a finding of contempt, which is punishable."

First off, how were prosecutors able to obtain recordings of these private conversations?  Second, doesn't the existence of said recordings qualify as case material that the prosecution just disclosed to the public?  And finally, is their case against Trump so weak that they are now looking at 'contempt' as a new avenue for prosecution?