Trump on Michael Cohen: He Made a Deal to Embarrass Me

FAULKNER This was someone ░░░░░░░░ surreptitiously recorded you Trump ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER He is now ░░░░░░░░ as a criminal liar ░░░░░░░░ this was someone who ░░░░░░░░ in your inner circle ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Well it happens ░░░░░░░░ happens I hire usually ░░░░░░░░ people But it just ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER Why did you ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen He was ░░░░░░░░ as a fixer That ░░░░░░░░ his title a fixer ░░░░░░░░ First of all he ░░░░░░░░ very low level work ░░░░░░░░ did more public relations ░░░░░░░░ he did law but ░░░░░░░░ did you d see ░░░░░░░░ on television and he ░░░░░░░░ okay on television But ░░░░░░░░ ago many years like ░░░░░░░░ or 13 years ago ░░░░░░░░ did me a favor ░░░░░░░░ was on a committee ░░░░░░░░ he was so responsive ░░░░░░░░ so good and I ░░░░░░░░ He s a nice ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER Wait a minute ░░░░░░░░ a minute That was ░░░░░░░░ favor People were asking ░░░░░░░░ was the favor that ░░░░░░░░ did the President He ░░░░░░░░ on a committee with ░░░░░░░░ Trump He was on ░░░░░░░░ committee It was a ░░░░░░░░ committee many years ago ░░░░░░░░ was a very big ░░░░░░░░ of mine on that ░░░░░░░░ I did a great ░░░░░░░░ Trump World Tower it ░░░░░░░░ a very tall building ░░░░░░░░ opposite the United Nations ░░░░░░░░ when you build a ░░░░░░░░ people always get together ░░░░░░░░ the end and they ░░░░░░░░ a settlement with the ░░░░░░░░ They say that the ░░░░░░░░ wasn t painted the ░░░░░░░░ color or something Sometimes ░░░░░░░░ stuff but in my ░░░░░░░░ it was a great ░░░░░░░░ And he was on ░░░░░░░░ committee and I thought ░░░░░░░░ was great guy I ░░░░░░░░ he was really a ░░░░░░░░ guy he was very ░░░░░░░░ I liked him He ░░░░░░░░ a lawyer And because ░░░░░░░░ that I did it ░░░░░░░░ know what In retrospect ░░░░░░░░ made a mistake Because ░░░░░░░░ he did was all ░░░░░░░░ to me except for ░░░░░░░░ two campaign finance charges ░░░░░░░░ are not criminal and ░░░░░░░░ t have been on ░░░░░░░░ They put that on ░░░░░░░░ embarrass me They put ░░░░░░░░ two charges on to ░░░░░░░░ me They aren t ░░░░░░░░ charges number one Harris ░░░░░░░░ s according to the ░░░░░░░░ people FAULKNER I ve ░░░░░░░░ people who have told ░░░░░░░░ this Trump They re ░░░░░░░░ criminal So what happened ░░░░░░░░ either Cohen or the ░░░░░░░░ in order to embarrass ░░░░░░░░ said Listen I m ░░░░░░░░ this deal for reduced ░░░░░░░░ and everything else Do ░░░░░░░░ a favor put these ░░░░░░░░ charges on They re ░░░░░░░░ criminal charges FAULKNER I ░░░░░░░░ to move on Trump ░░░░░░░░ they weren t for ░░░░░░░░ Obama, either.”