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I think that he did it in New York, but the same applies there if that is the case. In fact the one party consent rule is the general rule, rather than the exception. Thirtyeight states plus the Washington D.C. are one party recording states:Nothing illegal about Cohen recording his conversations with Trump in Washington DC. Its a one party consent state.
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This reminded me of the Monica Lewinsky case. A recording was done there too of a conversation. It was legal in the state where the recording was made. It was not legal where the call came from. Ii can't remember for sure but I think the recording may have been done in Virginia and the call originated from Maryland. At any rate it was a legal recording.