Subject: DAILY UPDATE - 5/16/16
From: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 12:23:55 -0700

2016 DAILY UPDATE – 5/16/16

ROUNDUP

UPDATE

DONALD TRUMP ROUNDUP

TRUMP SAYS IT’S UNLIKELY HE WILL HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID CAMERON: “‘It looks like we're not going to have a very good relationship, who knows,’ Trump told Britain's ITV television station in an interview aired on Monday when asked how ties would be if he won power in the Nov. 8 presidential election. ‘I hope to have a good relationship with him but it sounds like he's not willing to address the problem either,’ Trump said, although earlier in the interview he said he didn't care about the Cameron comments.” [Reuters, 5/16/16<http://in.reuters.com/article/usa-election-trump-britain-idINKCN0Y70FW>]

TRUMP’S WEEK PLAYING WITH FINANCIAL FIRE: “Trump has long said that his private-sector wheeling and dealing would be beneficial experience in helping to managing economic policy. But that image was dealt a harsh blow when he told Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC: ‘I would borrow knowing that if the economy crashed you could make a deal. And if the economy was good, it was good, so therefore you can't lose. It’s like, you know, you make a deal before you go into a poker game.’ For a nation that has distinguished itself for its 226-year commitment to protecting its ‘Full Faith and Credit,’ it was stunning to hear the Republican front-runner use words like ‘poker,’ ‘crashed’ and ‘discount’ while describing his policies on the national debt. His words gave the widespread impression he is advocating treating the national debt like a real estate transaction where if ‘the economy crashed’ and investors feared that the debt might be worth, for example, only 75 cents on the dollar, he would swoop in as a whiz-bang deal maker to buy back our debt at only 76 cents on the dollar.” [Gene Sperling, Politico, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-debt-comments-213891>]

TRUMP ONLY UNDERSELLS HIMSELF DURING TAX SEASON: “Trump wrote on a candidate disclosure form that the sprawling 147-acre private club bearing his name is worth ‘more than $50 million.’ But when it came time to value the property for tax purposes, his lawyers have argued that Trump National is really only worth $1.35 million. The proposed valuation has bewildered officials in the small town of Ossining, who said the new figure would cut Trump’s tax burden by 90 percent and dump that burden on everyone else. ‘Trump says he represents the little guy, but the little guy is going to have to pay his taxes for him here in Ossining,’ said Dana Levenberg, the Ossining town supervisor.” [ABC News, 5/16/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/time-donald-trump-undersells-tax-time/story?id=39133709>]

HOW TRUMP BEHAVED WITH WOMEN IN PRIVATE: “‘He suddenly took me by the hand, and he started to show me around the mansion. He asked me if I had a swimsuit with me. I said no. I hadn’t intended to swim. He took me into a room and opened drawers and asked me to put on a swimsuit.’ Ms. Brewer Lane, at the time a 26-year-old model, did as Mr. Trump asked. ‘I went into the bathroom and tried one on,’ she recalled. It was a bikini. ‘I came out, and he said, “Wow.”‘” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html>]

TRUMP’S ENVISIONS ON TAXES: “American politics has some silly and outdated traditions, but the disclosure of income tax returns by contenders for the presidency isn’t one of them. Beginning in 1952, candidates have been releasing their returns to assure voters that they have no conflicts of interests, that they are generous to those in need, and that they take their duties as citizens seriously by meeting their tax obligations to the government. Donald Trump, the de facto Republican presidential nominee, so far has refused to follow suit. On Friday, he disagreed that Americans have a right to see his returns. Asked what his tax rate is during an interview on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America,’ he snapped, ’None of your business.’” [Editorial Board, New York Times, 5/13/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/14/opinion/donald-trumps-evasions-on-taxes.html?ref=topics>]

BACK TO THE TOP

TRUMP DAILY UPDATE

Trump Admitted His Wife Melania “Wears The Trousers” In His Marriage. MORGAN: “Who wears the trousers in your marriage?” TRUMP: “I don’t like to say, but she does very well.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Trump: “I Respect People And I’m A Nice Person. And I Like To Help People. Most People Don't Know That And Wouldn't Think That.” TRUMP: “We have a moral obligation, we went in, we made a real mess. We destabilized the Middle East, between Iraq and all the other things we did. Libya, that was a Hillary Clinton fiasco. We destabilized the Middle East and we have an obligation to help these people. And I feel terrible for these people. When you asked me about the question, I’m a person that loves people. I love people. You know that little bit about me. I respect people and I’m a nice person. And I like to help people. Most people don't know that and wouldn't think that. It’s probably not even the image-- Certainly not the image that the press wants to create.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Ivana Trump Said Donald Trump’s Campaign Was Very Hard And Stressful On Their Kids: Donald Jr., Ivanka, And Eric.” “Ivana Trump says it’s hard for her kids Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric to be on the presidential campaign trail with their father, Donald. ‘It’s very hard for them because they all have families,’ she told us at the Fashion Institute of Technology Gala honoring Dennis Basso at The Plaza. ‘Donald Jr. has five kids and a wife and he has to be on the trail. Ivanka has three kids, she just gave the birth to another baby. And Eric has a wife . . . It’s very, very stressful for them, because they have to follow and support him.’ Ivana isn’t sure her grandkids know what’s happening: ‘They are from 8 months to 8 years. They understand their grandfather is very important and wants to make a difference, but I am not sure what they think otherwise.’” [Page Six, 5/14/16<http://pagesix.com/2016/05/14/being-on-the-campaign-trail-is-tough-for-trump-family/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=P6Twitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow>]

5/13/16: Curt Schilling Endorsed Donald Trump For President. “Curt Schilling has endorsed Donald Trump, which should come as no surprise to anyone who knows about his political leanings. Schilling, a former pitcher for the Red Sox, provided the endorsement in a blog post published Friday titled ‘Why I will vote for Donald Trump.’  While Schilling has been critical of Trump in the past — he said ‘there has been no depth to anything he’s said’ when asked about the candidate in March — he seems to have changed his mind. In the blog post, Schilling wrote that ‘I’ve known Mr. Trump for a little over a decade... I realized very quickly this was a man decisive in action and confident in his ability.’” [Boston Globe, 5/15/16<http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/05/15/curt-schilling-endorses-donald-trump/hMtVBhEbopMVqxiHF5lnRP/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter>]

HEADLINE: “Top Republicans Say Donald Trump Is Changing The Political Playbook.” [Wall Street Journal, 5/15/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/top-republicans-say-donald-trump-is-changing-the-political-playbook-1463339320?mod=e2tw>]

Republican National Committee Chairman, Reince Priebus, Claimed Voters Did Not Care About Stories Of Trump From 30 Years Ago. “Top Republicans said Sunday that Donald Trump has changed the political playbook to such an extent that voters may not care that much about issues like his taxes or other episodes from his past. ‘Donald Trump represents such a massive change to how things are done in Washington that people don’t look at…whether or not he releases his taxes or what this story was of 30 years ago,’ Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told ABC on Sunday, referring to a Washington Post report that decades ago Mr. Trump masqueraded as a publicist representing himself. A top aide to Mr. Trump, Paul Manafort, said on CNN that the billionaire businessman has denied claims he passed himself off as his own publicist. Mr. Priebus said in television interviews Sunday that reports about Mr. Trump’s past are less relevant to voters than the stark change they want in Washington. ‘I think people look at Donald Trump and say—and Hillary Clinton and say, who is going to bring an earthquake to Washington, D.C.?’ he said on Fox News. Mr. Priebus, asked on Fox News if he’s concerned about a New York Times article focused on how Mr. Trump treated women in the past, said he didn’t know whether such reports were true and that ‘it’s something that Donald Trump is going to have to answer questions in regard to.’ Mr. Trump took to Twitter Sunday to deny he has mistreated women.” [Wall Street Journal, 5/15/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/top-republicans-say-donald-trump-is-changing-the-political-playbook-1463339320?mod=e2tw>]

Trump Said Bernie Sanders “Should Run As An Independent! Run Bernie, Run.” TRUMP: “Bernie Sanders is being treated very badly by the Dems. The system is rigged against him. He should run as an independent! Run Bernie, run.” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/16/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/732148805118885889>]

HEADLINE: “Trump's Questioning Of The Value Of Data Worries Republicans.” [Associated Press, 5/16/16<http://bigstory.ap.org/6d588a38061c4657a557d1dde86782ec>]

Trump Campaign Aide Rick Wiley Walked Back Trump’s Statement That Voter Data Was “Overrated” Saying The Campaign Would Give Priority To Data And Digital Operations. “Donald Trump says he plans to win the White House largely on the strength of his personality, brushing off the need for a heavy investment in what he calls the ‘overrated’ use of data to shape campaign strategy and get out the vote. Should he hold to that approach, which he outlined last week in an interview with The Associated Press, Trump will flout all conventions of what it takes to win a modern presidential campaign… A few days after the AP interview, Trump aide Rick Wiley said the campaign would indeed give priority to data and digital operations, looking first to tap the resources of the Republican National Committee and the heavy investment it has made in data over several years.” [Associated Press, 5/16/16<http://bigstory.ap.org/6d588a38061c4657a557d1dde86782ec>]

Trump Said He Had A “Much Higher” IQ Than The Intellectuals And “Egg-Heads” Who Criticize His Trade Policy. TRUMP: “We are going to have a trade deficit of five-hundred billion dollars, folks. It's not happening anymore, not going to happen anymore. They've taken our jobs. They've taken our money. They've taken our manufacturing. They've taken our base, not going to happen anymore. Then, I have these guys--  I'm a free trader, but free trade has to be smart trade, it has to be equal trade. We can't let these people, these so called egg-heads and by the way, I guarantee you my IQ is much higher than theirs, alright. Somebody said the other day, ‘Yes, well the intellectuals--’ I said, ‘What intellectuals? I'm smarter than they are, many of people in this audience are smarter than they are.’ The intellectuals, like they're smart people. These are the same people, the pundits, I could tell you every one of them, I know them so well. I hate to mention their names because you give them credit.” [Campaign Rally, Columbus OH, 3/1/16]

Trump Agreed He Was “The Leicester City Of This Presidential Race.” MORGAN: “Most people didn't think you'd get this far. In England, there has been an extraordinary story about Leicester City Football Club, who were 5000 to 1 outsiders. They won. Are the Leicester City of this presidential race?” TRUMP: “It’s an amazing story. I would hope their odds are longer than mine! I at least thought I had a decent chance.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

HEADLINE: “Trump Aide Barry Bennett To Meet With Mark Zuckerberg.” [CNN Money, 5/16/16<http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/media/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-barry-bennett/index.html>]

Trump Senior Adviser Barry Bennett And Other Prominent Conservatives Planned To Meet With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg On May 18th Regarding Allegations Of Facebook Having An Anti-Conservative Bias. “Barry Bennett, a senior political adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, will be attending a meeting of prominent conservatives at Facebook headquarters this week. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is convening the meeting in response to recent allegations of anti-conservative bias at the company. Bennett is the first campaign aide known to be participating. A Facebook (FB, Tech30) spokesman confirmed his attendance on Monday morning…Former Senator Jim DeMint, the president of the Heritage Foundation, will also be there, a DeMint aide said… Other attendees for the meeting include: The Blaze's Glenn Beck, Fox's Dana Perino, Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute, CNN conservative commentator SE Cupp, and Zac Moffatt, co-founder of tech firm Targeted Victory. Moffatt was previously Mitt Romney's digital director… Wednesday's meeting is said to be the first of several such conversations -- signaling that Facebook is well aware of the risk to its reputation that comes from the whiff of bias.” [CNN Money, 5/16/16<http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/media/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-barry-bennett/index.html>]

HEADLINE: “The Mogul And The Babe.” [Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump Sarcastically Said: “I Love Getting Advice. It’s Just What I Need, Just What I Need Is More Advice. The 17 People I Beat Are Still Giving Me Advice.” “I noted that John Cornyn said he gave Trump some tips on how to discuss illegal immigration more sensitively to woo Hispanic voters. ‘I love getting advice,’ Trump deadpanned. ‘It’s just what I need, just what I need is more advice. The 17 people I beat are still giving me advice.’ Trump also briefly saw Poppy Bush’s guru, James Baker. ‘I was more interested in asking him about Ronald and Nancy Reagan and the whole Reagan era than I was in terms of getting advice currently,’ Trump said.” [Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump Said He Did Not Meet With James Baker To Solicit Advice: “I Was More Interested In Asking Him About Ronald And Nancy Reagan And The Whole Reagan Era Than I Was In Terms Of Getting Advice Currently.” “Trump also briefly saw Poppy Bush’s guru, James Baker. ‘I was more interested in asking him about Ronald and Nancy Reagan and the whole Reagan era than I was in terms of getting advice currently,’ Trump said.” [Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump Continued To Deny That A 1991 Audio Recording Of A Washington Post Interview With Supposed Trump Spokesman “John Miller” Was Actually Trump Himself: “Do You Know How Many People I Have Imitating My Voice Now? It’s Like Everybody.” “The Washington Post revived a story, with a new damning audio, about how Trump had masqueraded as his own publicist, named either John Barron or John Miller, to boast about himself back in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Trump admitted in court testimony in 1990 that he had used the name John Barron as an alias. Former Times editor Joe Sexton told me that he thought he interviewed Trump-as-Barron in 1985 while working as a sportswriter with UPI and chasing a story about the New Jersey Generals. The Post audio on ‘John Miller’ contained classic Trumpisms like ‘That I can tell you.’ CNN interviewed a forensic audio specialist who believed that Trump was posing as Miller. But Trump insisted to me that the Post recording was not his voice. ‘ Do you know how many people I have imitating my voice now? It’s like everybody.’” [Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump On His Success In The Presidential Campaign: “Don’t Analyze It. Just Do It.” “I asked how voters could trust him when he has been shifting positions so much lately, even saying that the temporary Muslim ban was just a ‘suggestion.’ (In ‘The Art of the Deal,’ he called his technique of self-promotion ‘truthful hyperbole.’) ‘I didn’t shift on that,’ he said. ‘But we have to talk about problems, and if we don’t talk about the problems we’re never going to solve the problems, and that is a real problem, in case you haven’t noticed.’ While many Republicans are expressing how scared they are to be handcuffed to someone so erratic, Trump is almost feral in savoring his victory. ‘They say it was the roughest primary in memory, in history,’ he said proudly. Recalling trouncing Jeb Bush, he noted, ‘Low energy, that term just hit. That thing, that was a one-day kill. Words are beautiful.’ No one marvels more at his success than Trump. ‘Don’t analyze it,’ he said. ‘Just do it. The other players would come up to Babe Ruth and say, ‘Babe, how do you hit the long ball?’ And he said, ‘I don’t know, man. I just hit it.’ There’s a little bit of truth in that.’” [Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Debt

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump’s Week Of Playing With Financial Fire.” [Gene Sperling, Politico Magazine, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-debt-comments-213891#ixzz48q9s5h8P>]

Trump Appeared Unaware Of The Potential Danger In His Undermining Of The Risk-Free Nature Of U.S. Treasuries By Suggesting Potential Default Or Discounting Of The National Debt. “Why should all this Trump debt, default and discount talk worry us? Consider three reasons: First, however one interprets the exact meaning from his initial comments to his various attempts to retract or clarify, he has never shown any serious recognition that generations of Americans have benefited from a historical commitment started by Alexander Hamilton to ensure the full faith and credit of the U.S. is rock solid… Second, even when Trump was at least trying to provide reassurance on Monday morning, he seemed to think the entire issue was some form of personal attack from the ‘loser New York Times’—as opposed to any recognition that making U.S. credit ‘in any degree questionable’ is a dangerous risk to the U.S. and global economy because U.S. Treasury obligations are the least risky financial asset on the planet and the benchmark against which the price of all other financial assets is set. Nowhere, on the other hand, was there even the slightest awareness from Trump that he might be playing with economic fire because if Treasuries were seen as no longer risk-free that would shake to its very foundations literally the core assumption of global financial markets, meaning that the interest rate on every other financial asset—mortgages, car loans, credit for businesses large and small—could go up perhaps by a lot.” [Gene Sperling, Politico Magazine, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-debt-comments-213891#ixzz48q9s5h8P>]

Tax Returns

Trump Said Tax Returns “Would Show, Do I Use Cayman Islands Stuff? And The Answer Is No, I Can Tell You Right Now. Am I Ensconced In Some Of The Crazy Countries Where You Keep Money And Avoid Taxes? The Answer Is No, I Don’t Do That.” “And, as is usual in Trumpworld, there was swarming craziness and chaos. When ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos quizzed Trump about why he hasn’t released his tax returns yet, pointing out that Richard Nixon released his while under audit, Trump shot back, ‘It’s none of your business.’ The candidate who’s under fire for his own tone told me he was offended by Stephanopoulos’s tone. Trump said he’s not afraid that people will find out he’s not as rich as he says. ‘Tax returns don’t show that,’ he said. ‘They would show, do I use Cayman Islands stuff? And the answer is no, I can tell you right now. Am I ensconced in some of the crazy countries where you keep money and avoid taxes? The answer is no, I don’t do that.’” [Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

HEADLINE: “The Only Time Donald Trump Undersells: Tax Time.” [ABC News, 5/16/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/time-donald-trump-undersells-tax-time/story?id=39133709>]

In His Personal Financial Disclosure, Trump Claimed His Trump National Golf Club Was Worth Over $50 Million. “The Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, with its lovingly-manicured golf course, gently winding streams, stone bridges, 101-foot waterfall and an expansive clubhouse is, according to Donald Trump, reflective of ‘a true luxury lifestyle.’ Creating such a ‘memorable club’ is not cheap -- Trump wrote on a candidate disclosure form that the sprawling 147-acre private club bearing his name is worth ‘more than $50 million.’ But when it came time to value the property for tax purposes, his lawyers have argued that Trump National is really only worth $1.35 million. The proposed valuation has bewildered officials in the small town of Ossining, who said the new figure would cut Trump’s tax burden by 90 percent and dump that burden on everyone else.” [ABC News, 5/16/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/time-donald-trump-undersells-tax-time/story?id=39133709>]

When Filing His Property Taxes, Trump’s Lawyers Argued Trump National Golf Club Was Only Worth $1.35 Million. “Creating such a ‘memorable club’ is not cheap -- Trump wrote on a candidate disclosure form that the sprawling 147-acre private club bearing his name is worth ‘more than $50 million.’ But when it came time to value the property for tax purposes, his lawyers have argued that Trump National is really only worth $1.35 million. The proposed valuation has bewildered officials in the small town of Ossining, who said the new figure would cut Trump’s tax burden by 90 percent and dump that burden on everyone else.” [ABC News, 5/16/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/time-donald-trump-undersells-tax-time/story?id=39133709>]

1986: Trump Used A Lease-Back Arrangement Involving An Out-Of-State Company To Avoid A $1.75 Million Sales Tax Payment To New Jersey For His Purchase Of A Luxury Yacht. “In 1986, when Trump purchased one of the most expensive luxury yachts in the world from the Sultan of Brunei, ‘The Princess,’ he used a lease-back arrangement involving an out-of-state company to avoid having to pay $1.75 million in sales tax to the state of New Jersey for the purchase of the yacht.” [ABC News, 5/16/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/time-donald-trump-undersells-tax-time/story?id=39133709>]

Trump Understated His Net Profits From The Grand Hyatt Hotel By Over $5 Million, And Deprived New York City Of Nearly $3 Million In Unreported Proceeds. “When Trump struck a deal with New York City to build the Grand Hyatt Hotel, it required that his partnership team return a portion of the hotel profits to the city. But a 1989 audit found that his ownership team ‘understated its net profit’ by more than $5 million and deprived the city of its nearly $3 million in unreported proceeds. Karen Burstein, the city auditor who reviewed the Grand Hyatt financial books, said Trump personally approved of decision to use different accounting rules to determine the money owed the city. ‘He cheated the city of a substantial amount of money,’ Burstein told ABC News. ‘This wasn't just a good business deal. This wasn't just business thinking. This was manipulation... It was an example of extraordinary flim-flammery.’” [ABC News, 5/16/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/time-donald-trump-undersells-tax-time/story?id=39133709>]

Donald Trump’s 2016 Pretax Income Was Approximately $160 Million. “This would leave hundreds of millions to be made up. And Mr. Trump’s businesses don’t produce that much in a year, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows. His 2016 pretax income, according to the analysis, is likely to be about $160 million. The result is if Mr. Trump stuck with self-financing, he likely would have faced difficult decisions over whether to sell some of his properties or borrow more money against them. The Journal analysis is based on 170 items of ‘employment assets and income,’ such as real estate, golf courses, management companies and licensing deals, listed in the financial disclosure form Mr. Trump filed last July. The Journal estimated how much pretax income each item should yield this year, relying on public documents and interviews with dozens of former and current Trump Organization executives and people who are familiar with his businesses. In the absence of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has declined to release, the analysis helps answer a question many wonder about: just how much the candidate earns. Asked about the analysis, Trump aides didn’t comment in detail. Campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said, ‘The income number is wrong by a lot, but Mr. Trump said, ‘Who cares—it doesn’t matter.’ ‘”[Wall Street Journal, 5/15/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/self-financing-campaign-all-the-way-would-have-been-a-stretch-for-trump-1463341722>]

Trump’s Spokeswoman Said The Wall Street Journal’s $160 Million Estimate Of Trump’s 2016 Pretax Income Was “Wrong By A Lot.” “This would leave hundreds of millions to be made up. And Mr. Trump’s businesses don’t produce that much in a year, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows. His 2016 pretax income, according to the analysis, is likely to be about $160 million… In the absence of Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he has declined to release, the analysis helps answer a question many wonder about: just how much the candidate earns. Asked about the analysis, Trump aides didn’t comment in detail. Campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said, ‘The income number is wrong by a lot, but Mr. Trump said, ‘Who cares—it doesn’t matter.’ ‘” [Wall Street Journal, 5/15/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/self-financing-campaign-all-the-way-would-have-been-a-stretch-for-trump-1463341722>]

Women

HEADLINE: “Crossing The Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women In Private.” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

1990: When Trump First Met Former Companion Rowanne Brewer Lane, “He Took [Her] Into A Room And Opened Drawers And Asked [Her] To Put On A Swimsuit.” “Donald J. Trump had barely met Rowanne Brewer Lane when he asked her to change out of her clothes. ‘Donald was having a pool party at Mar-a-Lago. There were about 50 models and 30 men. There were girls in the pools, splashing around. For some reason Donald seemed a little smitten with me. He just started talking to me and nobody else. He suddenly took me by the hand, and he started to show me around the mansion. He asked me if I had a swimsuit with me. I said no. I hadn’t intended to swim. He took me into a room and opened drawers and asked me to put on a swimsuit.’ –Rowanne Brewer Lane, former companion. Ms. Brewer Lane, at the time a 26-year-old model, did as Mr. Trump asked. ‘I went into the bathroom and tried one on,’ she recalled. It was a bikini. ‘I came out, and he said, ‘Wow.’ ‘ Mr. Trump, then 44 and in the midst of his first divorce, decided to show her off to the crowd at Mar-a-Lago, his estate in Palm Beach, Fla. ‘He brought me out to the pool and said, ‘That is a stunning Trump girl, isn’t it?’ ‘ Ms. Brewer Lane said… But the 1990 episode at Mar-a-Lago that Ms. Brewer Lane described was different: a debasing face-to-face encounter between Mr. Trump and a young woman he hardly knew. This is the private treatment of some women by Mr. Trump, the up-close and more intimate encounters.” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

·         Rowanne Brewer Lane: “Donald [Trump] Seemed A Little Smitten With Me. He Just Started Talking To Me And Nobody Else. He Suddenly Took Me By The Hand, And He Started To Show Me Around The Mansion. He Asked Me If I Had A Swimsuit With Me. I Said No. I Hadn’t Intended To Swim. He Took Me Into A Room And Opened Drawers And Asked Me To Put On A Swimsuit.” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

The New York Times Interviewed Dozens Of Women, Over The Course Of Six Weeks, Who Had Worked With Trump Or Interacted With Him Socially Over The Past 40 Years. “The New York Times interviewed dozens of women who had worked with or for Mr. Trump over the past four decades, in the worlds of real estate, modeling and pageants; women who had dated him or interacted with him socially; and women and men who had closely observed his conduct since his adolescence. In all, more than 50 interviews were conducted over the course of six weeks. Their accounts — many relayed here in their own words — reveal unwelcome romantic advances, unending commentary on the female form, a shrewd reliance on ambitious women, and unsettling workplace conduct, according to the interviews, as well as court records and written recollections. The interactions occurred in his offices at Trump Tower, at his homes, at construction sites and backstage at beauty pageants. They appeared to be fleeting, unimportant moments to him, but they left lasting impressions on the women who experienced them.” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

New York Times: Interviews With Over 50 People Who Had Observed Trump’s Private Conduct Around Women “Reveal Unwelcome Romantic Advances, Unending Commentary On The Female Form, A Shrewd Reliance On Ambitious Women, And Unsettling Workplace Conduct.” “The New York Times interviewed dozens of women who had worked with or for Mr. Trump over the past four decades, in the worlds of real estate, modeling and pageants; women who had dated him or interacted with him socially; and women and men who had closely observed his conduct since his adolescence. In all, more than 50 interviews were conducted over the course of six weeks. Their accounts — many relayed here in their own words — reveal unwelcome romantic advances, unending commentary on the female form, a shrewd reliance on ambitious women, and unsettling workplace conduct, according to the interviews, as well as court records and written recollections. The interactions occurred in his offices at Trump Tower, at his homes, at construction sites and backstage at beauty pageants. They appeared to be fleeting, unimportant moments to him, but they left lasting impressions on the women who experienced them. What emerges from the interviews is a complex, at times contradictory portrait of a wealthy, well-known and provocative man and the women around him, one that defies simple categorization. Some women found him gracious and encouraging. He promoted several to the loftiest heights of his company, a daring move for a major real estate developer at the time. He simultaneously nurtured women’s careers and mocked their physical appearance. ‘You like your candy,’ he told an overweight female executive who oversaw the construction of his headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. He could be lewd one moment and gentlemanly the next.” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump On How He Earned The “Ladies’ Man” Title In High School: “I Better Not Tell You—I’ll Get Myself In Trouble.” “He steadily built an image as a young playboy amid the deprivations of a single-sex military school, where most boys craved but rarely enjoyed the company of a girl. By senior year, his classmates had crowned him ‘ladies’ man’ in the yearbook, a nod to the volume of his dates. ‘He wasn’t bringing the same girl. He had a variety of girls coming up. Donald was bringing in very pretty women, very sophisticated women and very well-dressed women. You could always tell they were of a higher class.’ –George White, high school classmate. Asked how he had earned the ‘ladies’ man’ title, Mr. Trump at first demurred. ‘I better not tell you — I’ll get myself in trouble,’ he said. He later elaborated, saying he had ‘a great feeling’ and ‘a great like’ for women.” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Donald Trump Thought His Father Had The Right To Overrule The Dinner Order Of Donald’s Then-Girlfriend Ivana Because “He Would Have Said That Only On The Basis That He Thought, ‘That Would Be Better For Her.’” “Mr. Trump grew up with an influential role model for how to deal with women: Fred C. Trump, his powerful and unyielding father. The elder Mr. Trump exerted control no matter how big or small the decision, as Ivana Zelnickova learned over dinner one night in the late 1970s. Her boyfriend, Donald Trump, had invited her to join his siblings and parents at Tavern on the Green, the ornate restaurant in Central Park. When the waiter came to take orders, Ivana made the mistake of asking for what she wanted. Fred Trump set her straight, she recalled in a previously unpublished interview with Michael D’Antonio, the author of ‘The Truth About Trump.’ ‘Fred would order steak. Then Donald would order steak. … Everybody order steak. I told the waiter, ‘I would like to have fish.’ O.K., so I could have the fish. And Fred would say to the waiter: ‘No, Ivana is not going to have a fish. She is going to have a steak.’ I said, ‘No, I’m going to have my fish.’ And Donald would come home and say, ‘Ivana, why would you have a fish instead of a steak?’ I say, ‘Because I’m not going to be told by somebody to have something which I don’t want.’ –Ivana Trump, ex-wife. Mr. Trump defended his father’s conduct. ‘He would’ve said that out of love,’ he said. If his father had overruled her fish order, Mr. Trump said, ‘he would have said that only on the basis that he thought, ‘That would be better for her.’ ‘” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

At The 1997 Miss USA Pageant, While Married To Marla Maples, Trump Reportedly Kissed The Contestants On The Lips Without Solicitation. “With his purchase of the Miss Universe Organization, Mr. Trump was now in the business of young, beautiful women. They craved his advice and approval, a fact he seemed to understand well. Temple Taggart, the 21-year-old Miss Utah, was startled by how forward he was with young contestants like her in 1997, his first year as the owner of Miss USA, a branch of the beauty pageant organization. As she recalls it, he introduced himself in an unusually intimate manner. ‘He kissed me directly on the lips. I thought, ‘Oh my God, gross.’ He was married to Marla Maples at the time. I think there were a few other girls that he kissed on the mouth. I was like ‘Wow, that’s inappropriate.’ –Temple Taggart, 1997 Miss Utah USA Mr. Trump disputes this, saying he is reluctant to kiss strangers on the lips. But Ms. Taggart said it was not an isolated incident.” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump Encouraged An Aspiring Model To Tell Agencies She Was 17 “Because In His Mind, 21 Is Too Old.” “At the gala celebration after the show, she said, Mr. Trump immediately zeroed in on her, telling her how much he liked her style and inviting her to visit him in New York to talk about her future. Soon enough, she said, he delivered another unwelcome kiss on her lips, this time in Trump Tower. After boasting of his connections to elite modeling agencies, he advised her to lie about her age to get ahead in the industry, she said. ‘ ‘We’re going to have to tell them you’re 17,’ ‘ Ms. Taggart recalled him telling her, ‘because in his mind, 21 is too old. I was like, ‘No, we’re not going to do that.’ ‘” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

At Miss USA Pageant Rehearsals, Trump Would Personally Evaluate Each Contestant, Looking Each Woman Up And Down And Taking Notes On A Pad. “His level of involvement in the pageants was unexpected, and his judgments, the contestants said, could be harsh. Carrie Prejean, who was 21 when she participated in the Miss USA contest in 2009 as Miss California, was surprised to find Mr. Trump personally evaluating the women at rehearsal. ‘We were told to put on our opening number outfits — they were nearly as revealing as our swimsuits — and line up for him onstage,’ she wrote in her memoir, ‘Still Standing.’ Donald Trump walked out with his entourage and inspected us closer than any general ever inspected a platoon. He would stop in front of a girl, look her up and down, and say, ‘Hmmm.’ Then he would go on and do the same thing to the next girl. He took notes on a little pad as he went along. After he did this, Trump said: ‘O.K. I want all the girls to come forward.’ … Donald Trump looked at Miss Alabama. ‘Come here,’ he said. She took one more step forward. ‘Tell me, who’s the most beautiful woman here?’ Miss Alabama’s eyes swam around. ‘Besides me?’ she said. ‘Uh, I like Arkansas. She’s sweet.’ ‘I don’t care if she’s sweet,’ Donald Trump said. ‘Is she hot?’ … It became clear that the point of the whole exercise was for him to divide the room between girls he personally found attractive and those he did not. Many of the girls found the exercise humiliating. Some of the girls were sobbing backstage after he left, devastated to have failed even before the competition really began to impress ‘The Donald.’” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump On Miss USA Contestants: “I Don’t Care If She’s Sweet. Is She Hot?” “Donald Trump looked at Miss Alabama. ‘Come here,’ he said. She took one more step forward. ‘Tell me, who’s the most beautiful woman here?’ Miss Alabama’s eyes swam around. ‘Besides me?’ she said. ‘Uh, I like Arkansas. She’s sweet.’ ‘I don’t care if she’s sweet,’ Donald Trump said. ‘Is she hot?’ … It became clear that the point of the whole exercise was for him to divide the room between girls he personally found attractive and those he did not. Many of the girls found the exercise humiliating. Some of the girls were sobbing backstage after he left, devastated to have failed even before the competition really began to impress ‘The Donald.’” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

1997: Trump Asked Miss Universe Brook Antoinette Mahealani Of His 16-Year-Old Daughter Ivanka: “Don’t You Think My Daughter’s Hot? She’s Hot, Right?” “Mr. Trump frequently sought assurances — at times from strangers — that the women in his life were beautiful. During the 1997 Miss Teen USA pageant, he sat in the audience as his teenage daughter, Ivanka, helped to host the event from onstage. He turned to Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe at the time, and asked for her opinion of his daughter’s body. ‘ ‘Don’t you think my daughter’s hot? She’s hot, right?’ ‘ Ms. Lee recalled him saying. ‘I was like, ‘Really?’ That’s just weird. She was 16. That’s creepy.’” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump Boasted Around The Office About A New York Post Headline Quoting Marla Maples Calling Trump The “Best Sex I’ve Ever Had.” “At his office in Trump Tower, Mr. Trump seemed eager for his colleagues to hear about his new companion, Ms. Maples. When The New York Post feasted on her supposed satisfaction with him in bed, captured in the headline ‘Best Sex I’ve Ever Had,’ Mr. Trump was unabashed, Ms. Res said. ‘He absolutely loved that. He waved it around the office. ‘Did you see this?’ Everyone who worked there were kind of horrified. We all thought it made him look bad. He didn’t.’ - Ms. Res Mr. Trump denies boasting about the headline. He seems more bashful these days, saying he cannot recall how many women he has dated. ‘Not as many as people would think,’ he said. ‘I’m not somebody that really loved the dating process.’” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Donald Trump Reportedly Told Former Executive Barbara Res “I Know You’re A Woman In A Man’s World. And While Men Tend To Be Better Than Women, A Good Woman Is Better Than 10 Good Men.” RES: “He said: ‘I know you’re a woman in a man’s world. And while men tend to be better than women, a good woman is better than 10 good men.’ … He thought he was really complimenting me.” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

1997: Trump Said He Regretted Putting His Then-Wife In Charge Of Trump Castle And The Plaza Hotel: “My Big Mistake With Ivana Was Taking Her Out Of The Role Of Wife And Allowing Her To Run One Of My Casinos In Atlantic City, Then The Plaza Hotel. The Problem Was, Work Was All She Wanted To Talk About. When I Got Home At Night, Rather Than Talking About The Softer Subjects Of Life, She Wanted To Tell Me How Well The Plaza Was Doing, Or What A Great Day The Casino Had. I Will Never Again Give A Wife Responsibility Within My Business.” “No single figure better encapsulated the paradoxes of Mr. Trump’s treatment of women in the workplace than his first wife, Ivana. He entrusted her with major pieces of a corporate empire and gave her the titles to match. She was the president of Trump’s Castle, a major casino in Atlantic City, and the Plaza Hotel, the storied complex on Central Park South in Manhattan. ‘She ran that hotel,’ Ms. Res said. ‘And she ran it well.’ But he compensated her as a spouse, not a high-level employee, paying her an annual salary of $1 for the Trump’s Castle job, according to her tax documents. And he grew to resent her outsize role. By the end of their marriage, Mr. Trump wrote in his 1997 book, ‘The Art of the Comeback,’ he regretted having allowed her to run his businesses. ‘My big mistake with Ivana was taking her out of the role of wife and allowing her to run one of my casinos in Atlantic City, then the Plaza Hotel. The problem was, work was all she wanted to talk about. When I got home at night, rather than talking about the softer subjects of life, she wanted to tell me how well the Plaza was doing, or what a great day the casino had. I will never again give a wife responsibility within my business.’ –Donald J. Trump, presumptive Republican nominee. He seems to have kept his word. His current wife, Melania, has marketed her own lines of beauty products and jewelry. But Mr. Trump remains mostly uninvolved in her work. After calling it ‘very successful,’ he struggled to describe it. ‘What is it on television with the sales?’ he asked. ‘What do they call that? Not Home Shopping, the other one.’” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>; Donald J. Trump, The Art Of The Deal, 1997]

Trump Admitted Pushing 1996 Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, To Lose Weight. “But when Mr. Trump lost confidence in women, he could inflict lasting damage on their lives. After Alicia Machado won the 1996 Miss Universe title, something very human happened: She gained weight. Mr. Trump did not keep his critique of her changing body quiet — he publicly shamed her, she said. ‘I told the president of Miss Universe, a very sweet woman, I said I need some time to recuperate, to rest, to exercise, to eat right. I asked them to bring me a doctor to help me — to have a special diet and get exercise, and they said yes. They took me to New York, installed me in a hotel. The next day, they took me to the gym, and I’m exposed to 90 media outlets. Donald Trump was there. I had no idea that would happen. I was about to cry in that moment with all the cameras there. I said, ‘I don’t want to do this, Mr. Trump.’ He said, ‘I don’t care.’ –Alicia Machado, 1996 Miss Universe. Mr. Trump said he had pushed her to lose weight. ‘To that, I will plead guilty,’ he said, expressing no regret for his tactics. But the humiliation, Ms. Machado said, was unbearable. ‘After that episode, I was sick, anorexia and bulimia for five years,’ she said. ‘Over the past 20 years, I’ve gone to a lot of psychologists to combat this.’” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

1996 Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, Said After Being Publicly Humiliated By Trump For Gaining Weight, “I Was Sick, Anorexia And Bulimia For Five Years.” “After Alicia Machado won the 1996 Miss Universe title, something very human happened: She gained weight. Mr. Trump did not keep his critique of her changing body quiet — he publicly shamed her, she said. ‘I told the president of Miss Universe, a very sweet woman, I said I need some time to recuperate, to rest, to exercise, to eat right. I asked them to bring me a doctor to help me — to have a special diet and get exercise, and they said yes. They took me to New York, installed me in a hotel. The next day, they took me to the gym, and I’m exposed to 90 media outlets. Donald Trump was there. I had no idea that would happen. I was about to cry in that moment with all the cameras there. I said, ‘I don’t want to do this, Mr. Trump.’ He said, ‘I don’t care.’ –Alicia Machado, 1996 Miss Universe. Mr. Trump said he had pushed her to lose weight. ‘To that, I will plead guilty,’ he said, expressing no regret for his tactics. But the humiliation, Ms. Machado said, was unbearable. ‘After that episode, I was sick, anorexia and bulimia for five years,’ she said. ‘Over the past 20 years, I’ve gone to a lot of psychologists to combat this.’” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump Was Impressed By The Work Ethic Of His Female Employees: “They Want To Really Prove Something, Which Is Wonderful.” “In an interview, Mr. Trump described himself as a champion of women, someone who took pride in hiring them and was in awe of their work ethic. ‘It would just seem,’ he said, ‘that there was something that they want to really prove’… He has groomed his daughter, Ivanka, to run his company. And as a chief executive, he said, he admires women for a work ethic that can exceed that of the men around them. Mr. Trump recalled a telling exchange with a female worker. I’ve said, ‘Why don’t you go home and take it easy now, just go relax.’ ‘No, Mr. Trump, I have to finish this job.’ And I said, ‘Boy, you really are a worker.’ And it would just seem that there was something, that they want to really prove something, which is wonderful.” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump Disputed Details In The New York Times Story: “A Lot Of Things Get Made Up Over The Years. I Have Always Treated Women With Great Respect. And Women Will Tell You That.” “In an interview, Mr. Trump described himself as a champion of women, someone who took pride in hiring them and was in awe of their work ethic. ‘It would just seem,’ he said, ‘that there was something that they want to really prove.’ Pressed on the women’s claims, Mr. Trump disputed many of the details, such as asking Ms. Brewer Lane to put on a swimsuit. ‘A lot of things get made up over the years,’ he said. ‘I have always treated women with great respect. And women will tell you that.’” [New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump: “The Failing @NYTimes Wrote Yet Another Hit Piece On Me. All Are Impressed With How Nicely I Have Treated Women, They Found Nothing. A Joke!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/15/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/731800205188796419>]

Trump: “Wow, I Have Had So Many Calls From High Ranking People Laughing At The Stupidity Of The Failing @Nytimes Piece. Massive Front Page For That!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/15/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/731923681522397184>]

Trump Claimed The New York Times Reporters Refused To Interview The Women That He Gave Them Names Of. TRUMP: “Everyone is laughing at the @nytimes for the lame hit piece they did on me and women.I gave them many names of women I helped-refused to use.” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/15/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/731804642368212992>]

·         Trump: “Why Did The Failing @NYTimes Refuse To Use Any Of The Names Given To Them That I Was So Proud To Have Helped With Their Careers. DISHONEST!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/15/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/731924988060651520>]

New York Times’ Barbaro Said The New York Times Interviewed And Quoted The Women Trump’s Office Suggested For Their Article On Trump’s Poor Treatment Of Women. MICHAEL BARBARO: “A factually inaccurate tweet: we did interview and quote women his office suggested in the story: ‘ @realDonaldTrump: “Everyone is laughing at the @nytimes for the lame hit piece they did on me and women.I gave them many names of women I helped-refused to use.’” [@mikiebarb, Twitter, 5/15/16<https://twitter.com/mikiebarb/status/731809677051346946>; @realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/15/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/731804642368212992>]

Rowanne Brewer Lane, Who Was Featured In A New York Times Article Critical Of Trump’s Treatment Of Women, Said The Article Was “Very Upsetting” And Misrepresented Her Statements. “The New York Times' article published Saturday with the headline ‘Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private’ begins with an anecdote from a woman named Rowanne Brewer Lane, who as a 26-year-old model was asked by the businessman to put on a swimsuit during their first meeting at a Mar-a-Lago pool party. ‘But the 1990 episode at Mar-a-Lago that Ms. Brewer Lane described was different: a debasing face-to-face encounter between Mr. Trump and a young woman he hardly knew. This is the private treatment of some women by Mr. Trump, the up-close and more intimate encounters,’ the Times wrote. On Monday morning, Brewer Lane appeared on ‘Fox & Friends’ to dispute the Times' framing of her account. ‘Actually, it was very upsetting. I was not happy to read it at all,’ Brewer Lane said. ‘Well, because The New York Times told us several times that they would make sure that my story that I was telling came across. They promised several times that they would do it accurately. They told me several times and my manager several times that it would not be a hit piece and that my story would come across the way that I was telling it and honestly, and it absolutely was not.’ Asked what the reporters got wrong, Brewer Lane said they took her quotes and ‘put a negative connotation on it.’ ‘They spun it to where it appeared negative. I did not have a negative experience with Donald Trump, and I don't appreciate them making it look like that I was saying that it was a negative experience because it was not,’ Brewer Lane said.” [Politico, 5/16/16; Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/ex-trump-girlfriend-new-york-times-223205#ixzz48pcXvwoS>]

Rowanne Brewer Lane On The New York Times Article On Trump: “They Spun It To Where It Appeared Negative. I Did Not Have A Negative Experience With Donald Trump, And I Don't Appreciate Them Making It Look Like That I Was Saying That It Was A Negative Experience Because It Was Not.” “On Monday morning, Brewer Lane appeared on ‘Fox & Friends’ to dispute the Times' framing of her account. ‘Actually, it was very upsetting. I was not happy to read it at all,’ Brewer Lane said. ‘Well, because The New York Times told us several times that they would make sure that my story that I was telling came across. They promised several times that they would do it accurately. They told me several times and my manager several times that it would not be a hit piece and that my story would come across the way that I was telling it and honestly, and it absolutely was not.’ Asked what the reporters got wrong, Brewer Lane said they took her quotes and ‘put a negative connotation on it.’ ‘They spun it to where it appeared negative. I did not have a negative experience with Donald Trump, and I don't appreciate them making it look like that I was saying that it was a negative experience because it was not,’ Brewer Lane said.” [Politico, 5/16/16; Fox & Friends, Fox News, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/ex-trump-girlfriend-new-york-times-223205#ixzz48pcXvwoS>]

Trump: “The @NYTimes Is So Dishonest. Their Hit Piece Cover Story On Me Yesterday Was Just Blown Up By Roseanne Brewer, Who Said It Was A Lie!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/16/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/732166121013575680>]

Trump: “That Was An Amazing Interview On @Foxandfriends - I Hope The Rest Of The Media Picks It Up To Show How Totally Dishonest The @Nytimes Is!” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/16/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/732163930236260352>]

Trump: “Wow, Rosanne Brewer Lane, The Most Prominently Depicted Women In The Failing @NYTimes Story Yesterday,Is On @Foxandfriends Saying Times Lied.” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/16/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/732162866313371648>]

Elizabeth Warren

Trump, When Asked About Elizabeth Warren: “You Mean Pocahontas?” “When I asked if he had been chided by any Republicans for his Twitter feud with Elizabeth Warren, he replied, ‘You mean Pocahontas?’ So much for reining it in.” [Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Hillary Clinton

Trump: “We Have Hillary Clinton Left, And She Is A Flawed Candidate. She Will Be Horrible On Jobs And Just About Every Subject I Can Think Of. But He Is Still A Clinton And They Are Formidable.”  MORGAN: “Do you get a sense that part of your success so far has been that nobody really in the Washington elite could imagine this happening?” TRUMP: “I was dealing with politicians and they were very smart. They are professionals and governors and senators. I think they did take me seriously but some would go after me early and I'm a counter puncher and would hit back hard. I think they took me seriously, probably some didn’t.” MORGAN: “The same people are thinking there is no chance at all this man can be President of the United States, can you?” TRUMP: “Well I think I can. I took out some smart and powerful people and we have Hillary Clinton left, and she is a flawed candidate. She will be horrible on jobs and just about every subject I can think of. But he is still a Clinton and they are formidable.  And the polls show I'm leading some important states.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16] [1:15]

HEADLINE: “Little Is Off Limits As Donald Trump Plans Attacks On Hillary Clinton.” [New York Times, 5/16/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html?referer=https://www.google.com/>]

Donald Trump Planned To Attack Hillary Clinton On Her Husband’s Past Infidelities, The Security Lapses In Benghazi, And Scandals Ranging Back To The 1970s. “Donald J. Trump plans to throw Bill Clinton’s infidelities in Hillary Clinton’s face on live television during the presidential debates this fall, questioning whether she enabled his behavior and sought to discredit the women involved. Mr. Trump will try to hold her accountable for security lapses at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and for the death of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens there. And he intends to portray Mrs. Clinton as fundamentally corrupt, invoking everything from her cattle futures trades in the late 1970s to the federal investigation into her email practices as secretary of state. Drawing on psychological warfare tactics that Mr. Trump used to defeat ‘Lyin’ Ted’ Cruz, ‘Little Marco’ Rubio and ‘Low-Energy’ Jeb Bush in the Republican primaries, the Trump campaign is mapping out character attacks on the Clintons to try to increase their negative poll ratings and bait them into making political mistakes, according to interviews with Mr. Trump and his advisers.” [New York Times, 5/16/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html?referer=https://www.google.com/>]

Trump On His General Election Strategy: “Just Getting Nasty With Hillary Won’t Work. You Really Have To Get People To Look Hard At Her Character, And To Get Women To Ask Themselves If Hillary Is Truly Sincere And Authentic.” “In a telephone interview, he noted that women did not like seeing Mrs. Clinton insulted or bullied by men. He said he wanted to be more strategic, by calling into question Mrs. Clinton’s judgment in her reaction to Mr. Clinton’s affairs — people close to the couple have said she was involved in efforts to discredit the women — and in her response to crises like Benghazi. ‘Just getting nasty with Hillary won’t work,’ Mr. Trump said. ‘You really have to get people to look hard at her character, and to get women to ask themselves if Hillary is truly sincere and authentic. Because she has been really ugly in trying to destroy Bill’s mistresses, and she is pandering to women so obviously when she is only interested in getting power.’” [New York Times, 5/16/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html?referer=https://www.google.com/>]

Trump: “[Hillary Clinton] Has Been Really Ugly In Trying To Destroy Bill’s Mistresses, And She Is Pandering To Women So Obviously When She Is Only Interested In Getting Power.” “‘Just getting nasty with Hillary won’t work,’ Mr. Trump said. ‘You really have to get people to look hard at her character, and to get women to ask themselves if Hillary is truly sincere and authentic. Because she has been really ugly in trying to destroy Bill’s mistresses, and she is pandering to women so obviously when she is only interested in getting power.’” [New York Times, 5/16/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html?referer=https://www.google.com/>]

Paul Ryan

Trump On His Meeting With Paul Ryan: “We Talked About The Success I’ve Had. Paul Said To Me That He Has Never Seen Anything Like It Because I’m A Nonpolitician And I Beat Very Successful Politicians. He Was Really Fascinated By How I Won.” “Trump told me that when he came to tour the ruins of the Republican Party here on Thursday, he and Paul Ryan asked if everyone would clear the room. They let Reince Priebus stay. ‘He’s a hard worker and a good guy,’ Trump said. And the New York billionaire was clearly in need of new buttling, after his former butler at Mar-a-Lago, Anthony Senecal, got caught last week with past Facebook posts about how President Obama should be dragged from the ‘white mosque’ and hanged. So, with the soul of the party at stake, the two most powerful — and polar opposite — men in the G.O.P. got down to it. What were Speaker Ryan’s demands? ‘We talked about the success I’ve had,’ Trump replied. ‘Paul said to me that he has never seen anything like it because I’m a nonpolitician and I beat very successful politicians. He was really fascinated by how I won. I said, it’s just like I have good ideas and I’ve bonded with the people and my people are very loyal. They will stay through thick and thin, whereas the people that support Marco and Cruz wouldn’t. If Jeb sneezed, they’d leave.’” [Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Trump Said Paul Ryan Did Not Ask Him To Stop Making Comments That Alienate Women Because “He Wants Me To Be Me.” “Trump told me that when he came to tour the ruins of the Republican Party here on Thursday, he and Paul Ryan asked if everyone would clear the room… No doubt Ryan was furiously taking notes for 2020, in case Trump loses big, which is a nearly unanimous expectation in the nation’s capital. So Ryan didn’t ask Trump to stop making remarks that alienate women? ‘No,’ Trump said, ‘he wants me to be me.’ So much for the showdown.” [Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 5/14/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?_r=0>]

Immigration

Trump Predicted “Bad Things Will Happen” Because Of Syrian Refugees Being Allowed In The Country: “There Will Be Attacks That You Wouldn’t Believe. There Will Be Attacks By The People That Are Right Now That Are Coming Into Our Country.” TRUMP: “Bad things will happen – a lot of bad things will happen. There will be attacks that you wouldn’t believe. There will be attacks by the people that are right now that are coming into our country, because, I have no doubt in my mind… Our country has enough difficulty right now without letting the Syrians pour in, and again, we don't know that they're Syrians. We don't know where they come from; we have no idea. They could be ISIS. They could be who knows, but we're going to stop that immediately.” [The Green Line, 1030 KVOI, 5/15/16]

Trump Suggested Syrian Refugees Were Being Supported By ISIS Because They Had Cell Phones: “Who Pays Their Monthly Charges, Right?” TRUMP: “I mean you look at it, they have cell phones. So they don’t have money, they don’t have anything. They have cell phones. Who pays their monthly charges, right? They have cell phones with the flags, the ISIS flags on them. And then we’re supposed to say, ‘isn’t this wonderful that we’re taking them in?’ We’re led by people that are either incompetent or they don’t have the best interest of our country at heart.” [The Green Line, 1030 KVOI, 5/15/16]

Insulting World Leaders

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Hits Back At David Cameron And London Mayor Sadiq Khan.” [Wall Street Journal, 5/16/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-hits-back-at-david-cameron-and-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-1463392681>]

Trump Challenged London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, After Khan Called Trump “Ignorant” About Islam: “Let’s Do An IQ Test.” MORGAN: “Sadiq Khan is the first Muslim Mayor of London. He has attacked you for being ignorant. He says that if you’re president--” TRUMP: “Let's do an IQ test.” MORGAN: “He says you will make both countries less safe. He says I hope Donald Trump loses the election. My message to Donald Trump and his team is your views of Islam are ignorant.” TRUMP: “I wished him well but now, I don't care. Let's see if he is a good mayor.” MORGAN: “Are you offended by what he says? Are you offended by what he says?” TRUMP: “I am. He has never met me and doesn't know what I'm about. They are rude statements and tell him I will remember those statements. They are very nasty statements.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16] [2:15]

Statement From London Mayor, Sadiq Khan: “Sadiq Has Spent His Whole Life Fighting Extremism, But Trump’s Remarks Make That Fight Much Harder For Us All — It Plays Straight Into The Extremists’ Hands And Makes Both Our Countries Less Safe.” “Khan’s office said American voters would reject Trump’s views. ‘Sadiq has spent his whole life fighting extremism, but Trump’s remarks make that fight much harder for us all — it plays straight into the extremists’ hands and makes both our countries less safe,’ his office said in a statement.” [Washington Post, 5/16/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/trump-says-he-expects-poor-relationship-with-uk-leader/2016/05/16/7c5b2158-1b3d-11e6-82c2-a7dcb313287d_story.html>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Says He Expects Poor Relationship With UK Leader.” [Washington Post, 5/16/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/trump-says-he-expects-poor-relationship-with-uk-leader/2016/05/16/7c5b2158-1b3d-11e6-82c2-a7dcb313287d_story.html>]

Trump On David Cameron’s Criticism: “I Don't Care, It Doesn't Matter, It's Fine.” MORGAN: “David Cameron refuses to retract what he said about your comments about Muslims. He says they were stupid and divisive and wrong. What is your response?” TRUMP: “I don't care, it doesn't matter, it's fine.” MORGAN: “If you are president and he is the British Prime Minister?” TRUMP: “It looks like we are not going to have a good relationship. I hope to have a good relationship with him but it sounds like he is not willing to address the problem either. People can pretend like it is not existing. But take a look at London, certain sections of some cities throughout the world. It is a disaster. The police want nothing to do with it. It is as bad as it gets.” MORGAN: “Would you like him to withdraw the comment that you are stupid, divisive and wrong with your view on Muslims?” TRUMP: “I am not stupid. Just the opposite. In terms of divisive, I'm not a divisive person, I'm a unifier, unlike our president now. When I made the statement six months ago, millions of people were calling in and saying I was right. People that live in Great Britain and all over the world said that Donald Trump is right.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Trump On British Prime Minister David Cameron: “It Looks Like We Are Not Going To Have A Good Relationship.” MORGAN: “David Cameron refuses to retract what he said about your comments about Muslims. He says they were stupid and divisive and wrong. What is your response?” TRUMP: “I don't care, it doesn't matter, it's fine.” MORGAN: “If you are president and he is the British Prime Minister?” TRUMP: “It looks like we are not going to have a good relationship. I hope to have a good relationship with him but it sounds like he is not willing to address the problem either. People can pretend like it is not existing. But take a look at London, certain sections of some cities throughout the world. It is a disaster. The police want nothing to do with it. It is as bad as it gets.” MORGAN: “Would you like him to withdraw the comment that you are stupid, divisive and wrong with your view on Muslims?” TRUMP: “I am not stupid. Just the opposite. In terms of divisive, I'm not a divisive person, I'm a unifier, unlike our president now. When I made the statement six months ago, millions of people were calling in and saying I was right. People that live in Great Britain and all over the world said that Donald Trump is right.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Muslim Ban

Trump Said Law-Abiding Muslims “Have To Turn The People In. People Have To Work With Police And Law Enforcement. They Have To Play Ball. If They Don't Play Ball, It Will Never Work Out.” MORGAN: “David Cameron refuses to retract what he said about your comments about Muslims. He says they were stupid and divisive and wrong. What is your response?” TRUMP: “I don't care, it doesn't matter, it's fine.” MORGAN: “If you are president and he is the British Prime Minister?” TRUMP: “It looks like we are not going to have a good relationship. I hope to have a good relationship with him but it sounds like he is not willing to address the problem either. People can pretend like it is not existing. But take a look at London, certain sections of some cities throughout the world. It is a disaster. The police want nothing to do with it. It is as bad as it gets.” MORGAN: “Would you like him to withdraw the comment that you are stupid, divisive and wrong with your view on Muslims?” TRUMP: “I am not stupid. Just the opposite. In terms of divisive, I'm not a divisive person, I'm a unifier, unlike our president now. When I made the statement six months ago, millions of people were calling in and saying I was right. People that live in Great Britain and all over the world said that Donald Trump is right.” MORGAN: “The problem with taking such a position is that you get a lot of decent law-abiding Muslims that feel offended and targeted. What can you say to them?” TRUMP: “They have to turn the people in. People have to work with police and law enforcement. They have to play ball. If they don't play ball, it will never work out.” MORGAN: “If you had your time again, given how controversial it has been, would you rephrase what you said about banning Muslims from America?” TRUMP: “It got people thinking. Whether it is good for me, I don't care. It got people thinking. I am not against any religion, but there is something bad going on there. We have to get to the bottom of it.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

United Kingdom

Trump On Britain Being In The European Union: “What Do You Need It For.” MORGAN: “Should Britain stay in the EU are get out? As a man who may be president of the USA, what is your view of what Britain should do?” TRUMP: “I don't want anyone to change their opinion. A lot of the migration and acceptance is because of the European Union. I think that has been a disaster.” MORGAN: “You would personally prefer Britain to pull out? TRUMP: “Me, I have no preference. I have big investments in Britain, but I have no preference. I think if I was from Britain, I would not want it. I would want to go back to a different system. A lot of what has happened, and I have dealt with the European Union, it is very, very bureaucratic, it’s very, very difficult. I have a specific job where it is much, much more difficult to get the job going. The bureaucracy is incredible. And they always blame the European Union. ‘The country wants to do it, but the European Union—‘ Personally, in terms of Britain, I would say, ‘What do you need it for.’  But again, let people make up their own minds.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Trump: “I Have Dealt With The European Union, It Is Very, Very Bureaucratic And It Is Very, Very Difficult.” MORGAN: “Should Britain stay in the EU are get out? As a man who may be president of the USA, what is your view of what Britain should do?” TRUMP: “I don't want anyone to change their opinion. A lot of the migration and acceptance is because of the European Union. I think that has been a disaster.” MORGAN: “You would personally prefer Britain to pull out? TRUMP: “Me, I have no preference. I have big investments in Britain, but I have no preference. I think if I was from Britain, I would not want it. I would want to go back to a different system. A lot of what has happened, and I have dealt with the European Union, it is very, very bureaucratic, it’s very, very difficult. I have a specific job where it is much, much more difficult to get the job going. The bureaucracy is incredible. And they always blame the European Union. ‘The country wants to do it, but the European Union—‘ Personally, in terms of Britain, I would say, ‘What do you need it for.’  But again, let people make up their own minds.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Trump: “Britain Has Been Such A Great Ally That They Went Into Things They Shouldn't Have Gone Into, Like, For Example, Going Into Iraq.” MORAN: “If you become president, and we have come out of the European Union, what would your view be aware Britain should sit on priority terms with trade deals with the United States?” TRUMP: “I don’t think they will be hurt at all. I mean, they will have to make their own deals. Britain has been a great ally.” MORGAN: “Would they be back of the queue or front of the queue?” TRUMP: “Britain has been such a great ally that they went into things they shouldn't have gone into, like, for example, going into Iraq.” MORGAN: “Will we be front of the queue?” TRUMP: “I am going to treat everybody fairly but it wouldn't make any difference to me whether they were in the EU or not.” MORGAN: “We wouldn’t be back of the queue on trade?” TRUMP: “You would certainly not be back of the queue, that I can tell you." [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Trump Said That If Britain Left The European Union, They “Would Certainly Not Be Back Of The Queue” On Trade Deals With The United States. MORAN: “If you become president, and we have come out of the European Union, what would your view be aware Britain should sit on priority terms with trade deals with the United States?” TRUMP: “I don’t think they will be hurt at all. I mean, they will have to make their own deals. Britain has been a great ally.” MORGAN: “Would they be back of the queue or front of the queue?” TRUMP: “Britain has been such a great ally that they went into things they shouldn't have like, for example, going into Iraq. With me they will be treated fantastically.” MORGAN: “Will we be front of the queue?” TRUMP: “I am going to treat everybody fairly but it wouldn't make any difference to me whether they were in the EU or not.” MORGAN: “We wouldn’t be back of the queue on trade?” TRUMP: “You would certainly not be back of the queue, that I can tell you." [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Foreign Policy

Trump: President Obama “Shouldn't Even Be Thinking About Europe.”  MORGAN: “Part of Barack Obama's view about the Europe issue, he felt Europe together was stronger as a partner for the United States and Britain going off on its own. What you think of that?” TRUMP: “He shouldn't worry about Europe. This guy doesn't know what he's doing in the United States. What’s he worried about Europe for? Let them solve their own problems. Whether it’s true or not, who knows? He shouldn't even be thinking about Europe. He’s got so many problems here.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Trump Said The U.S. Had A “Moral Obligation” To Help The Women And Children Caught Up In Violence In The Middle East. MORGAN: “Do you feel that we, both Britain and America have a moral duty, having stirred up this hornets’ nest in the Middle East, to take care of the young kids, the women, who are caught up in it?” TRUMP: “We have a moral obligation, we went in, we made a real mess. We destabilized the Middle East, between Iraq and all the other things we did. Libya, that was a Hillary Clinton fiasco. We destabilized the Middle East and we have an obligation to help these people. And I feel terrible for these people. When you asked me about the question, I’m a person that loves people. I love people. You know that little bit about me. I respect people and I’m a nice person And I like to help people. Most people don't know that and wouldn't think that. It’s probably not even the image-- Certainly not the image that the press wants to create.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

Trump: “We Destabilized The Middle East And We Have An Obligation To Help These People. And I Feel Terrible For These People.” MORGAN: “Do you feel that we, both Britain and America have a moral duty, having stirred up this hornets’ nest in the Middle East, to take care of the young kids, the women, who are caught up in it?” TRUMP: “We have a moral obligation, we went in, we made a real mess. We destabilized the Middle East, between Iraq and all the other things we did. Libya, that was a Hillary Clinton fiasco. We destabilized the Middle East and we have an obligation to help these people. And I feel terrible for these people. When you asked me about the question, I’m a person that loves people. I love people. You know that little bit about me. I respect people and I’m a nice person and I like to help people. Most people don't know that and wouldn't think that. It’s probably not even the image-- Certainly not the image that the press wants to create.” [Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5/16/16]

HEADLINE: “When Donald Trump Brought Miss Universe To Moscow.” [Politico, 5/15/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-russia-moscow-miss-universe-223173#ixzz48qHLuYBH>]

Trump: “I Know Russia Well” Because I Hosted The 2013 Miss Universe In Moscow. “Trump has said his understanding of Russia is based in part on the 2013 Miss Universe event in Moscow, where the Manhattan mogul watched 86 contestants don shimmering evening gowns and skimpy swimsuits for what he would call ‘the world’s biggest and most iconic beauty contest.’ ‘I know Russia well,’ Trump told Fox News on May 6. ‘I had a major event in Russia two or three years ago, which was a big, big incredible event.” Asked whether he had met with Putin there, Trump declined to say, though he added: “I got to meet a lot of people.’ ‘And you know what?’ he continued. ‘They want to be friendly with the United States. Wouldn’t it be nice if we actually got along with somebody?’ Critics ridiculed the idea that Trump gleaned any real understanding of Russia from hosting a beauty pageant there. But the deeper story of how he brought the Miss Universe pageant to Moscow — a classic Trumpian tale of money, power and pulchritude — does shed fresh light on the business interests and personal contacts that have helped to shape his views about the country. It also reveals more about his personal courtship of Putin, which long predates his presidential bid.” [Politico, 5/15/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-russia-moscow-miss-universe-223173#ixzz48qHLuYBH>]

Trump Worked With Russian Real Estate Billionaire Aras Agalarov On Real Estate Deals In Russia. “Critics ridiculed the idea that Trump gleaned any real understanding of Russia from hosting a beauty pageant there. But the deeper story of how he brought the Miss Universe pageant to Moscow — a classic Trumpian tale of money, power and pulchritude — does shed fresh light on the business interests and personal contacts that have helped to shape his views about the country. It also reveals more about his personal courtship of Putin, which long predates his presidential bid. At the heart of the episode is Trump’s relationship with Aras Agalarov, a billionaire Russian real estate mogul with ties to Putin, and Agalarov’s rakish son, Emin, 36, a dance-pop singer with ambitions to international stardom who got Trump to appear in one of his music videos. The father and son are two of several ultra-wealthy Russians to whom Trump is connected and with whom he has pursued real estate deals. ‘I have always been interested in building in Russia,’ he told the New York Post just after his return from Moscow. He also boasted upon his return from the pageant that ‘almost all of the oligarchs were in the room.’ The elder Agalarov was born in Azerbaijan in 1956 and has made a Forbes-estimated fortune of nearly $1.3 billion in real estate development — thanks in part to lucrative contracts his company, Crocus Group, has won from Putin’s Kremlin, including for two World Cup 2018 stadiums. Putin himself recognized Agalarov’s commercial work in a 2013 ceremony at the Kremlin, where he pinned a medal of honor on Agalarov’s lapel.” [Politico, 5/15/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-russia-moscow-miss-universe-223173#ixzz48qHLuYBH>]

·         Russian Oligarch Aras Agalarov Had Close Ties To Vladimir Putin. “It also reveals more about his personal courtship of Putin, which long predates his presidential bid. At the heart of the episode is Trump’s relationship with Aras Agalarov, a billionaire Russian real estate mogul with ties to Putin, and Agalarov’s rakish son, Emin, 36, a dance-pop singer with ambitions to international stardom who got Trump to appear in one of his music videos. The father and son are two of several ultra-wealthy Russians to whom Trump is connected and with whom he has pursued real estate deals. ‘I have always been interested in building in Russia,’ he told the New York Post just after his return from Moscow. He also boasted upon his return from the pageant that ‘almost all of the oligarchs were in the room.’ The elder Agalarov was born in Azerbaijan in 1956 and has made a Forbes-estimated fortune of nearly $1.3 billion in real estate development — thanks in part to lucrative contracts his company, Crocus Group, has won from Putin’s Kremlin, including for two World Cup 2018 stadiums. Putin himself recognized Agalarov’s commercial work in a 2013 ceremony at the Kremlin, where he pinned a medal of honor on Agalarov’s lapel.” [Politico, 5/15/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-russia-moscow-miss-universe-223173#ixzz48qHLuYBH>]

2013: Russian Oligarch Aras Agalarov Got Trump To Appear In His Son Emin’s Music Video. “It also reveals more about his personal courtship of Putin, which long predates his presidential bid. At the heart of the episode is Trump’s relationship with Aras Agalarov, a billionaire Russian real estate mogul with ties to Putin, and Agalarov’s rakish son, Emin, 36, a dance-pop singer with ambitions to international stardom who got Trump to appear in one of his music videos. The father and son are two of several ultra-wealthy Russians to whom Trump is connected and with whom he has pursued real estate deals. ‘I have always been interested in building in Russia,’ he told the New York Post just after his return from Moscow. He also boasted upon his return from the pageant that ‘almost all of the oligarchs were in the room.’ The elder Agalarov was born in Azerbaijan in 1956 and has made a Forbes-estimated fortune of nearly $1.3 billion in real estate development — thanks in part to lucrative contracts his company, Crocus Group, has won from Putin’s Kremlin, including for two World Cup 2018 stadiums. Putin himself recognized Agalarov’s commercial work in a 2013 ceremony at the Kremlin, where he pinned a medal of honor on Agalarov’s lapel.” [Politico, 5/15/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-russia-moscow-miss-universe-223173#ixzz48qHLuYBH>]

·         Trump In Emin Agalarov’s Music Video: “Emin, Wake Up! You’re Always Late. You’re Just Another Pretty Face. I’m Really Tired Of You. You’re Fired!” “But the Agalarovs have not forgotten their powerful American friend. Soon after Trump's visit, Emin released a video for his song ‘In Another Life,’ in which he dozes off during a boardroom meeting and dreams about lounging around his apartment as scantily clad Miss Universe contestants parade around. The video ends back in the boardroom, where Trump himself has appeared at the head of the table. ‘Emin, wake up!’ the mogul barks. ‘You’re always late. You’re just another pretty face. I’m really tired of you. You’re fired!’ The next year, Trump opened a video produced for Emin’s 35th birthday and posted on YouTube. ‘Emin, I can’t believe you’re turning 35. … You’re a winner, you’re a champ!’ he says, just before a drum beat kicks in to unleash an Emin Europop ballad.” [Politico, 5/15/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-russia-moscow-miss-universe-223173#ixzz48qHLuYBH>]

Trump Called The Agalarovs “One Of The Great Families In Russia.” “But it’s Agalarov’s musician son, Emin, who started the chain of events that brought Trump to Moscow. Emin’s website describes him as having ‘rock star good looks,’ and his music is in the Euro-club style, featuring risque lyrics over thumping dance beats. While Emin claims some commercial success in Russia, his family fortune ensures he can afford a hedonistic lifestyle, one he chronicles on his Instagram account, where he poses on beaches, in swimming pools and at nightclubs — often wearing hats and T-shirts with slogans like ‘Surprise, I’m Drunk Again’ and ‘Your Girlfriend Hates My Alarm Clock.’ Emin Agalarov’s connection to Donald Trump runs through a beauty queen. In 2013 Emin filmed the video for his single ‘Amor,’ in which the young singer pursues Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo, through darkened city streets with a flashlight. Miss Universe representatives later came to Moscow with Culpo to meet with the Agalarovs, and subsequently introduced the Russians to Trump… Trump announced the venue in June 2013, saying Russia had beaten out 17 other countries. ‘Moscow right now in the world is a very, very important place,’ he said. ‘We wanted Moscow all the way.’ Trump added of the Agalarovs: ‘One of the great families in Russia is our partner in this endeavor.’” [Politico, 5/15/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-russia-moscow-miss-universe-223173#ixzz48qHLuYBH>]

Trump Invited Putin To His 2013 Miss Universe Gala In Moscow. “Whether Trump also considered Putin’s potential reaction isn’t known. But he clearly sought the Russian president’s favor. A few weeks before departing for Moscow, Trump made clear he still hoped to see the Russian leader at his Nov. 9 gala. ‘I know for a fact that he wants very much to come, but we’ll have to see. We haven’t heard yet, but we have invited him,’ Trump told an interviewer that October.” [Politico, 5/15/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-russia-moscow-miss-universe-223173#ixzz48qHLuYBH>]

During His November 2013 Trip To Moscow, Trump Met With The Russian Developers Agalarovs, Alex Sapir, And Rotem Rosen. “Putin never showed. But the pageant went off smoothly, crowning 25-year-old Gabriela Isler of Venezuela before what NBC claims was a worldwide audience of 1 billion. (To the disappointment of some LGBT activists, no mention was made of the anti-gay law.) After the contest, Trump attended a vodka-infused 1 a.m. afterparty at which ticket holders were promised a meeting with the New Yorker, along with the pageant contestants. He also met with the Agalarovs to talk business. Trump had explored real estate projects in Russia before. In 1987, he visited Moscow and St. Petersburg at the invitation of the Soviet ambassador to the U.S., though he doubted the standards of Soviet construction firms and never followed through. In 2008, his son Donald Jr. visited Moscow to explore licensing the Trump name to properties there, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant. The paper also reported that, a few years earlier, Trump had considered aiding the reconstruction of the city’s Moskva and Rossiya hotels. Joining Trump’s November 2013 meeting with the Agalarovs were Alex Sapir and Rotem Rosen, a pair of New York-based Russian developers who helped to develop the Trump Soho hotel and condominium project in Manhattan. Sapir later told New York’s Real Estate Weekly that Russian visitors to the Trump Soho ‘have been telling us they wish there was something modern and hip like it in Moscow. … A lot of people from the oil and gas businesses have come to us asking to be partners in building a product like Trump Soho there.’” [Politico, 5/15/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-russia-moscow-miss-universe-223173#ixzz48qHLuYBH>]

Campaign Finance

HEADLINE: “Sheldon Adelson Is Poised To Give Donald Trump A Donation Boost.” [New York Times, 5/13/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/14/us/politics/sheldon-adelson-donald-trump.html?_r=1&referer=http:/m.huffpost.com/us>]

Sheldon Adelson Planned To Scale Back On Contributions To Congressional Republicans And Focus On Supporting Trump’s Presidential Campaign. “The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson told Donald J. Trump in a private meeting last week that he was willing to contribute more to help elect him than he has to any previous campaign, a sum that could exceed $100 million, according to two Republicans with direct knowledge of Mr. Adelson’s commitment. As significant, Mr. Adelson, a billionaire based in Las Vegas, has decided that he will significantly scale back his giving to congressional Republicans and direct most of his contributions to groups dedicated to Mr. Trump’s campaign. The two Republicans familiar with Mr. Adelson’s plans spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.” [New York Times, 5/13/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/14/us/politics/sheldon-adelson-donald-trump.html?_r=1&referer=http:/m.huffpost.com/us>]

Sheldon Adelson Told Donald Trump He Was Willing To Contribute Over $100 Million To Support His Presidential Campaign. “The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson told Donald J. Trump in a private meeting last week that he was willing to contribute more to help elect him than he has to any previous campaign, a sum that could exceed $100 million, according to two Republicans with direct knowledge of Mr. Adelson’s commitment. As significant, Mr. Adelson, a billionaire based in Las Vegas, has decided that he will significantly scale back his giving to congressional Republicans and direct most of his contributions to groups dedicated to Mr. Trump’s campaign. The two Republicans familiar with Mr. Adelson’s plans spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Mr. Adelson’s pledge to Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, comes at an opportune time. Mr. Trump has relied on a mix of his own wealth and small-dollar contributions to finance his primary effort and lacks the sort of major donor network needed to sustain him in the general election. Mr. Trump has said that he may need $1 billion for the campaign but has only recently begun scheduling fund-raisers and hiring finance staff members. Many of the Republican Party’s wealthiest contributors, including the billionaire brothers Charles G. and David H. Koch, have indicated they are unlikely to give to his candidacy.” [New York Times, 5/13/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/14/us/politics/sheldon-adelson-donald-trump.html?_r=1&referer=http:/m.huffpost.com/us>]

Sheldon Adelson Planned To Max Out On Contributions To The Trump Campaign And Republican National Committee. “The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson told Donald J. Trump in a private meeting last week that he was willing to contribute more to help elect him than he has to any previous campaign, a sum that could exceed $100 million, according to two Republicans with direct knowledge of Mr. Adelson’s commitment… What remains unclear is how Mr. Adelson plans to contribute his money to Mr. Trump. He will give the maximum allowed to Mr. Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, but to spend the amount he contemplates would require donating through a ‘super PAC,’ able to accept unlimited donations. According to the Republicans familiar with Mr. Adelson’s planning, he and his advisers are still uncertain about which super PAC to use as their vehicle for the bulk of the contributions. They are wary of some of the current groups that purportedly exist to help Mr. Trump, who has been clear that he is uneasy with outside entities promoting his candidacy. At rallies, he has consistently criticized opponents who relied on super PACS, saying they were being bought by wealthy donors.” [New York Times, 5/13/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/14/us/politics/sheldon-adelson-donald-trump.html?_r=1&referer=http:/m.huffpost.com/us>]

Sheldon Adelson Was Still Unsure Which Super PAC He Would Use As A Vehicle For His Contributions Toward Trump’s Presidential Effort. “The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson told Donald J. Trump in a private meeting last week that he was willing to contribute more to help elect him than he has to any previous campaign, a sum that could exceed $100 million, according to two Republicans with direct knowledge of Mr. Adelson’s commitment… What remains unclear is how Mr. Adelson plans to contribute his money to Mr. Trump. He will give the maximum allowed to Mr. Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, but to spend the amount he contemplates would require donating through a ‘super PAC,’ able to accept unlimited donations. According to the Republicans familiar with Mr. Adelson’s planning, he and his advisers are still uncertain about which super PAC to use as their vehicle for the bulk of the contributions. They are wary of some of the current groups that purportedly exist to help Mr. Trump, who has been clear that he is uneasy with outside entities promoting his candidacy. At rallies, he has consistently criticized opponents who relied on super PACS, saying they were being bought by wealthy donors.” [New York Times, 5/13/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/14/us/politics/sheldon-adelson-donald-trump.html?_r=1&referer=http:/m.huffpost.com/us>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Backers Face 'Scam PAC' Charges.” [Politico, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/scammers-feast-of-trump-fundraising-disarray-223141>]

Several Super PACs Claiming To Support Trump Have Been Accused Of Being Scams, Including By The Trump Campaign. “As Donald Trump rushes to start collecting the $1 billion expected to be necessary to compete for the White House, one of his biggest challenges may come from those claiming to support him. An increasing number of unauthorized groups are invoking the presumptive GOP nominee’s name to raise money, suggesting that they’ll use the cash to support his campaign, even as some appear to be spending most of their money on contracts with favored consultants. Trump’s campaign and its allies worry that the groups are doing little to help the campaign and may be doing more harm than good by siphoning off cash that would otherwise go to the campaign’s fledgling fundraising effort. The campaign has disavowed several of the groups, demanding they stop using the candidate’s name in fundraising appeals and calling at least one super PAC founded by a Trump adviser a ‘big-league scam.’ But appeals keep coming from other groups, with more now joining the scrum, and rival groups accusing one another of being scams.” [Politico, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/scammers-feast-of-trump-fundraising-disarray-223141>]

Pro-Trump Great America PAC Received Over 600 Donations Intended For The Trump Campaign Itself Because Of Donors’ Inability To Distinguish Between Various Pro-Trump Groups. “The super PAC that has so far spent the most money to help Trump is the Great America PAC, led by Eric Beach, who worked for Rand Paul’s presidential campaign, and former Ronald Reagan campaign manager Ed Rollins. In another sign that donors have trouble distinguishing among the groups, the Great America PAC received more than 600 donations intended for the Trump campaign itself, and forwarded them to the campaign. The PAC has spent more than $1 million so far on pro-Trump ads but raised eyebrows with a TV spot that looked unprofessional and asked supporters to call a toll-free number to donate. One of its strategists, Jesse Benton, was convicted this month of buying an endorsement for Ron Paul in 2012. And Amy Kremer, a tea party activist who was an early leader of the group, quit this month over a disagreement with Beach.” [Politico, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/scammers-feast-of-trump-fundraising-disarray-223141>]

Trump Campaign Manager Lewandowski Called Roger Stone’s Committee To Restore America’s Greatness A “Big-League Scam.” “Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone has warned donors to ‘beware’ of Great America PAC, branding it a ‘scam.’ Stone has his own super PAC, the Committee to Restore America’s Greatness, which Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, blasted as a ‘big-league scam.’” [Politico, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/scammers-feast-of-trump-fundraising-disarray-223141>]

Longtime Trump Ally Roger Stone Raised $341,000 For His Super PAC, The Committee To Restore America’s Greatness. “Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone has warned donors to ‘beware’ of Great America PAC, branding it a ‘scam.’ Stone has his own super PAC, the Committee to Restore America’s Greatness, which Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, blasted as a ‘big-league scam.’ Separately, Stone says he also raised $40,000 to organize a protest, called ‘Stop the Steal,’ against the ‘all-out bid to deprive Donald Trump of victory’ at a contested convention in Cleveland. Now that Trump’s rivals have cleared the field, Stone told POLITICO, ‘every penny will be spent on what is now an AMERICA FIRST-UNITY RALLY.’ The effort’s website says contributions will not be used in connection with federal elections. But nominating conventions qualify as elections under federal law, according to Paul Ryan, an attorney at the Campaign Legal Center. The group would have to register with the Federal Election Commission and file disclosure reports. ‘I’ve never before seen anything like this,’ Ryan said. Stop the Steal shares a Santa Ana, California, address with Stone’s super PAC, the Committee to Restore America's Greatness. FEC reports show the group has raised $341,000. It’s unclear whether if any of the expenses benefited Trump’s candidacy.” [Politico, 5/16/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/scammers-feast-of-trump-fundraising-disarray-223141>]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Wouldn’t Have Had The Ready Cash To Self-Finance Entire Campaign — Analysis.” [Wall Street Journal, 5/15/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/self-financing-campaign-all-the-way-would-have-been-a-stretch-for-trump-1463341722>]

Trump’s Financial Disclosure Showed Liquid Assets Of Between $78 And $232 Million, Which Would Leave Him Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Short Of What He Would Have Needed To Fund A General Election Campaign. “Donald Trump, after long saying his self-financed campaign shielded him from special interests, is preparing to start raising large donations. He reversed course, he said in early May, to ensure his campaign has the resources to compete with Hillary Clinton. It might seem a strange reason for a man who says he is worth $10 billion. But a close analysis of Mr. Trump’s finances shows that in terms of ready cash, he would be ill-equipped to foot the bill himself. When his campaign began last summer, a financial disclosure Mr. Trump filed said he had between about $78 million and $232 million in cash and relatively liquid assets such as stocks and bonds. That would go fast if Mr. Trump spent an amount close to the $721 million President Barack Obama spent in 2012 up to Election Day, or the $449 million Mitt Romney spent in the same stretch. This would leave hundreds of millions to be made up. And Mr. Trump’s businesses don’t produce that much in a year, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows. His 2016 pretax income, according to the analysis, is likely to be about $160 million.” [Wall Street Journal, 5/15/16<http://www.wsj.com/articles/self-financing-campaign-all-the-way-would-have-been-a-stretch-for-trump-1463341722>]

Running Mate

Ben Carson Said Donald Trump Was Considering John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, And Chris Christie As Running Mates. “Ben Carson, the neurosurgeon turned presidential candidate turned unfiltered pitchman for Donald Trump and now part of the presumptive nominee’s vice presidential search committee, sat in the back of a Town Car with his wife, Candy, on his way to a televised interview. He had just explained to the reporter riding along that he wanted no role in a Trump administration when news arrived of a new poll naming him as the best-liked of a list of potential running mates. ‘Who else was on the list?’ he asked quietly, maintaining his usual inscrutable calm. The most favorably regarded contenders after himself, he was told, were John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Chris Christie.” [Washington Post, 5/15/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/is-ben-carson-the-worst-or-the-best-surrogate-of-all-time-yes/2016/05/13/0afc3c52-17ac-11e6-aa55-670cabef46e0_story.html?postshare=5341463314177503&tid=ss_tw>]

Trump: “The @WashingtonPost Report On Potential VP Candidates Is Wrong. Marco Rubio And Most Others Mentioned Are NOT Under Consideration.” [@realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 5/15/16<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/732019210185003009>]