Another observation @ 4:56 the background noise changes as if a fan or some other device emitting a "hum" is running. That indicates the possibility of a spliced recording.
Perhaps they had a much longer conversation covering other topics not germane to the bribery attempt and those were cut out for the sake of brevity.
This doesn't mean it's unauthentic, I'm just saying it was probably edited down to the relevant points.
Another observation @ 4:56 the background noise changes as if a fan or some other device emitting a "hum" is running. That indicates the possibility of a spliced recording.
Perhaps they had a much longer conversation covering other topics not germane to the bribery attempt and those were cut out for the sake of brevity.
This doesn't mean it's unauthentic, I'm just saying it was probably edited down to the relevant points.
I assumed they walked together outside the room, possibly outside.