Subject: DAILY UPDATE - 4/19/16
From: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Sullivan, Erin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:49:12 -0700

2016 DAILY UPDATE – 4/19/16

TED CRUZ

DONALD TRUMP

TED CRUZ

Ted Cruz: Hillary Clinton And Bernie Sanders Are Both Socialists, Just One Admits It. O’REILLY: “With us now here now in New York City is, Senator Ted Cruz. What do you think accounts for all the negativity?” SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: “Well, look, it's the nature of political season when everyone is attacking everyone, it drives everyone's negatives up. But I think we are going to see in November a clear contrast. I think Hillary Clinton is likely to be the Democratic nominee. Her agenda doesn't work.” O'REILLY: “Well, if you are the nominee there will be a clear contrast. But here it seems Americans are more negative than usual. We compared against Romney and McCain and Obama. It's more negative this year than it has been in the past.” CRUZ: “Well, this is been an unusual cycle. I think it's fair to say the candidates running the cycle are not typical. We have never had a full blown socialist, an admitted socialist at least in this-”O'REILLY: “And he is popular.” CRUZ: “And he is popular.” CRUZ: “And there is not a lot of difference between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on policy. So, they are both socialists. Just one admits it.” [O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/18/16]

Ted Cruz On Whether He Opposes Abortion In Cases Of Rape Or Incest: “Yes.” O'REILLY: “Within the tent of those issues, you're going to have to deal with specifics. For example, they say, the ‘Times’ says that you're against abortion even in cases of rape and incest. Is that true?” CRUZ: “It is true that I'm pro-life but, you know, Bill--” O'REILLY: “No, no, no. Rape and incest?” CRUZ: “Yes. It is true that I'm pro-life.” [O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/18/16]

Ted Cruz On Hillary Clinton’s Position On Abortion: “Anything Goes Up To The Moment Of Delivery.” O'REILLY: “Within the tent of those issues, you're going to have to deal with specifics. For example, they say, the ‘Times’ says that you're against abortion even in cases of rape and incest. Is that true?” CRUZ: “It is true that I'm pro-life but, you know, Bill--” O'REILLY: “No, no, no. Rape and incest?” CRUZ: “Yes. It is true that I'm pro-life. But let me just give the flip side of that. Hillary Clinton's position on abortion.” O'REILLY: “Anything goes.” CRUZ: “Anything goes up to the moment of delivery. Partial birth.” O'REILLY: “Let's stay on you.” CRUZ: “But I want to underscore something for a second--” O'REILLY: “Right.” CRUZ: “Because the Times says, she is mainstream, do you know nine percent of Americans agree with Hillary Clinton on abortion? Ninety one percent disagree with radical and extreme.” [O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/18/16]

Ted Cruz On His Position Of Opposing Abortion In Cases Of Rape Or Incest: “I Recognize That The Media Loves To Focus On Issues Where They Think They Can Hit Republicans Over And Over Again.” O'REILLY: “However, you will going to have some trouble will all due respect on the rape and incest abortion thing with women voters. And all the polls say it. Now, is there a strategy or are you just going to say, I'm staying with this.” CRUZ: “You know, listen, I recognize that the media loves to focus on issues where they think they can hit Republicans over and over again. I'm talking about jobs. That is what I talked about. Every day over and over again. That's my focus.” O'REILLY: “Right.” CRUZ: “People want jobs and wages coming up. We want jobs coming back from Mexico. Back from China. We want manufacturing jobs back in America. And I'm the only candidate with a positive, concrete, serious plan to bring those jobs back.” [O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/18/16]

Ted Cruz Said After Abolishing The IRS, A Small Office In The Treasury Department Would Collect And Enforce The Tax Code. O'REILLY: “You want to ban the IRS. Disband the whole operation.” CRUZ: “Yes.” O'REILLY: “I'm a simple man. Who is going to collect the taxes?” CRUZ: “So, well, I'm running on a simple flat tax where everyone of us will pay 10 percent flat tax. Fill out our taxes on a postcard.” O'REILLY: “Okay. But who going to collect the 10 percent?” CRUZ: “You go to our website TedCruz.org and see the postcard.” O'REILLY: “All right.” CRUZ: “When we abolish the mass that is the IRS code.” O'REILLY: “Yes.” CRUZ: “There are more words in the IRS code than there are on war and peace than there are in the Bible. The entity that exists is the IRS becomes largely unnecessary.” O'REILLY: “But who is going to collect the money?” CRUZ: “A small office in the Treasury Department. But my point is, this IRS is so corrupt, it's politicized, it's--” O'REILLY: “So, you are going to establish the Treasury Department as the collector, right?” CRUZ: “Sure.” O'REILLY: “It's ziggy in Ohio says blank you, I'm not paying, does he go to jail?” CRUZ: “Of course he does.” O'REILLY: “Okay. So you have to have enforcement done out of the Treasury Department on taxes?” CRUZ: “On a postcard. Yes. Somebody has got to collect the postcard and someone has to enforce that if you don't pay your taxes, the federal government comes after you. That's how taxes work.” [O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/18/16]

Ted Cruz Called On Donald Trump To Release His Tax Returns. CRUZ: “Let me say one thing on taxes.” O'REILLY: “Real quick.” CRUZ: “Just because it is tax day.” O'REILLY: “Right.” CRUZ: “I've released nine years of tax returns.” O'REILLY: “And you want Trump to release--” CRUZ: “Donald needs to release his tax returns. He's claims he has been audited for a couple of years. So, release the other years.” [O’Reilly Factor, Fox News, 4/18/16]

Ted Cruz: “In All Likelihood, We're Going To Go Into A Contested Convention, Which Means Nobody Has A Majority. And I'll Have A Ton Of Delegates, He'll Have A Ton Of Delegates, And It's Going To Be A Battle In Cleveland To See Who Can Get To A Majority.” STEPHANOPOULOS: “He's set up for a pretty big win here in New York. And even if you do very well in May and June, he's most likely to go into the convention with the most votes, the most states won and delegates, and most Republican voters think that person should be the nominee. What do you say to that?” T. CRUZ: “Well, if Donald is the nominee, Hillary Clinton wins and she wins by double digits. I don't believe Donald is going to be nominee. As I said, five states in a row we have won landslides over and over and over again. The stakes are too high for us to hand the election to Hillary Clinton, which is what nominating Donald Trump does...” STEPHANOPOULOS: “But you can't overtake him before June.” T. CRUZ: “In all likelihood, we're going to go into a contested convention, which means nobody has a majority. And I'll have a ton of delegates, he'll have a ton of delegates, and it's going to be a battle in Cleveland to see who can get to a majority. You can't get the nomination without earning a majority of the delegates elected by the people, and I believe Donald's highest total will be on that first ballot and he will steadily go down because Donald cannot win, and we -- we don't want to nominate someone who's a loser in November.” [Ted Cruz Remarks, ABC Town Hall, New York NY, 4/18/16]

Ted Cruz Said When He Was President, He Believed He Would Have A Productive Relationship With Congress. “QUESTION: “Senator Cruz, some people suggest that you have developed a reputation in the Senate for being an obstructionist and are often unable to work with your colleagues on both sides of the aisle. But our future president of the United States will clearly need to build coalitions of support in order to succeed. What are your plans to mend fences, work with Congress and give the people like those of us here in Star (ph), Louisiana, the open, honest effective government we deserve?” (END VIDEO CLIP) T. CRUZ: “Well, listen, I think it is a terrific question. Everyone understands right now that Washington is broken. People are frustrated with career politicians in both parties because they're not listening to us. They're not doing what they said they would do. Both Democrats and Republicans. They make promises and they lie, and then they go to Washington and they don't do it.” T. CRUZ: “And I will plead guilty to having stood up to the career politicians in Washington, stood up both to Democrats and leaders of my own party, because what's happening in Washington is broken. Now, fast-forward after we win. Once we win, I believe we're -- that I'm going to have a very productive and positive relationship with Congress. Why? Because when you've got a strong, conservative, president driving an agenda, Congress will work hand in hand. Just like Ronald Reagan did.” [Ted Cruz Remarks, ABC Town Hall, New York NY, 4/18/16]

When A Gay Man Asked Ted Cruz How He Would Protect Him And His Husband From Right To Discriminate Bills, Cruz Didn’t Answer And Boasted About Religious Freedom. QUESTION: “Hi, I'm a life-long Republican and I've been married to my husband for two years now. And my question is, I've noticed a lot of religious freedom laws and somewhat institutionalized discrimination laws happening around the country. What would you as president do to protect me and my husband from that institutionalized discrimination?” T. CRUZ: “Well, listen, when it comes to religious liberty, religious liberty is something that protects every one of us. It's is the very first amendment, very first phrase protected in the first amendment of the bill of rights. And religious liberty, it applies to Christians, it applies to Jews, it applies to Muslims, it applies to atheists. And all of us, we don't want to live in a world where we don't have the government dictating our beliefs, dictating how we live. We have a right to live according to our faith, according to our conscious. And that freedom ultimately protects each and every one of us. And we shouldn't have the right to force others to not go under and give up their faith and give up their belief. And for me, I mean, I have spent my entire adult life fighting to defend religious liberty. Fighting to defend the freedom of every one of us to seek out and worship God. And I think keeping government out of your way of your lives protects the freedom of every one of us.” ROBERTS: “But when you talk about freedom, and he -- as he's referred to his husband, a lot of people would say, doesn't everybody have the freedom to be treated equally? Don't we all have the freedom to be equal?” T. CRUZ: “Of course we do. And the First Amendment protects everyone equally. It protects our faith. It protects the faith of an orthodox Jew to follow his or her faith without the government getting in the way and regulating kosher delis and restricting what can be served. It protects the freedom of all of us.” [Ted Cruz Remarks, ABC Town Hall, New York NY, 4/18/16]

Ted Cruz: “If Someone Wants To Change The Marriage Laws, I Don't Think It Should Be Five Unelected Lawyers Down In Washington Dictating That.” STEPHANOPOULOS: “You know, you supported a constitutional amendment that would have the effect of overturn the supreme court decision on gay marriage. So what would that mean for couples like Todd and his husband who already are married?” T. CRUZ: “Well, listen, I'm a constitutionalist. And under constitution marriage is a question for the states. That has been the case from the very beginning of this country. That's been up to the states. And so, if someone wants to change the marriage laws, I don't think it should be five unelected lawyers down in Washington dictating that. And even if you happen to agree with that particular decision, why would you want to hand over every, important public policy issue to five unelected lawyers who aren't accountable to you, who don't work for you. Instead, if you want to change the marriage laws, convince your fellow citizens to change the laws and by the way demand (ph) that we've got 50 states. That the laws in one state may be different than another state. And we would expect that. We would expect the people of New York to adopt different laws, perhaps than the people of California, or Texas or Florida. And that's the great thing about a big, diverse country, is that we can have different laws that respect different values.” [Ted Cruz Remarks, ABC Town Hall, New York NY, 4/18/16]

Ted Cruz: “If You Look At The Jurisdictions With The Worst Murder Rates, Most Of Them Are With The Strictest Gun Control Laws.” QUESTION: “I'm talking about gun dealers in the south that are not drug dealers, but are buying these guns and shipping them into my community. Can you deal with that? The urban community, not that area you just mentioned.” T. CRUZ: “Well, but the way to solve gun violence is targeting the criminals, not the targeting law-abiding citizens. If you look at the jurisdictions with the worst murder rates, most of them are with the strictest gun control laws. Because when you put gun control laws in place, the criminals don't hand over their guns, but the law-abiding citizens do and it ends up leaving them more vulnerable. And so, you look at Washington, D.C. You look at Chicago. Both of them have for years effectively banned firearms and both of them have for years, been right at the top of murder rates. I don't think the answer is stripping people's rights to defend themselves. Listen, if you're a single mom living in a tough neighborhood, the second amendment protects your right, that if someone comes through the window trying to harm your kids, you have a right to protect your kids. You have a right to be armed and protect your family. And I believe the way to stop the gun violence is not disarming the law- abiding citizens, but rather targeting the criminals and coming down on them like a ton of bricks. And the point I was making, I drafted legislation that would go after the criminals, that would prosecute any felon or fugitive who tries to illegally buy a gun. And the Democrats filibustered it. Harry Reid led the filibuster, cause their view was, if they couldn't strip away the second amendment rights of everybody here, they weren't willing to go along with targeting criminals. It doesn't work when you strip the second amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. I want to target the bad guys and not the good guys.” [Ted Cruz Remarks, ABC Town Hall, New York NY, 4/18/16]

On The Day Before The New York Primary, Ted Cruz Spoke To At The Metropolitan Republican Club, Which Was Closed To The Press. “On the final day before a New York Republican primary in which polls put Ted Cruz hundreds of thousand of votes behind Donald Trump, the Texas senator spent the bulk of his time in the city making appeals to small groups of Republicans behind closed doors. Monday morning, he ducked out of a black SUV and strode into a townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side where he made his case to a well-heeled gathering at the New York Metropolitan Republican Club. Inside, Cruz skipped the heavy focus on social issues that characterized his campaign in the South and in Iowa, instead emphasizing jobs, national security and support for Israel, according to a recording of his remarks and attendees inside. The event was closed to the news media.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-new-york-222108>]

Ted Cruz Ignored A Question From A Reporter When Asked Why He Wasn’t Holding Public Events In New York The Day Before The Primary. “Cruz ignored a Politico reporter who asked Monday morning why he was holding no public events here Monday, save for an in-studio appearance on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America.’ ‘He did a town hall this morning taking questions from New York voters that reached millions of New York households,’ Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said. ‘Then an event hosted by the local N.Y. GOP, the same type of campaign events he does regularly.’” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-new-york-222108>]

Attendees At A New York Fundraiser For Ted Cruz Were Involved In The Republican Jewish Coalition. “And certainly, there are signs that Cruz’s case is resonating. Several of the people who were to be at the Monday night fundraiser are also deeply involved with the Republican Jewish Coalition, an influential organization. At a private meeting of the group earlier this month, Cruz persuaded some major donors with reservations about him to get off the sidelines, in part by demonstrating sufficient electability, according to people in the room at the time.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ted-cruz-new-york-222108>]

HEADLINE: “Texas Muslims Slam Sen. Ted Cruz And Staff For Refusing To Meet With Them.” [Dallas Morning News, 4/18/16<http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2016/04/texas-muslims-slam-sen-ted-cruz-and-staff-for-refusing-meeting.html/>]

The Executive Director Of The DFW Chapter Of The Council On American-Islamic Relations, Alia Salem, Said Her Group Tried Unsuccessfully To Schedule A Visit With Cruz’s Office. “A coalition of American Muslim groups, including a Texas contingent, is blasting Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz and his staff for refusing to meet with them during Monday’s National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Alia Salem, executive director of the DFW chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said her group tried unsuccessfully for weeks to schedule time with Cruz’s staff ahead of its visit to Washington this week. More than 300 members of the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations, a coalition of American Muslim advocacy groups, are in Washington to meet with members of Congress. ‘We traveled all the way from North Texas to come and meet with our elected officials. I know they have things they have to do, but what I’m concerned about is the complete and utter shutdown, not finding one legislative aide to meet with us,’ she said. ‘This is indicative of what a Cruz presidency would look like,’ she later said during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Monday. ‘He has made clear in the media what he thinks about Muslims, how he plans to treat them, and today in his day job, he exhibited no less.’” [Dallas Morning News, 4/18/16<http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2016/04/texas-muslims-slam-sen-ted-cruz-and-staff-for-refusing-meeting.html/>]

Ted Cruz’s Office Wanted To Set The DFW Chapter Of The Council On American-Islamic Relations Up With A Meeting With A Middle East Foreign Policy Advisor, Instead Of Meeting With Cruz. “A coalition of American Muslim groups, including a Texas contingent, is blasting Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz and his staff for refusing to meet with them during Monday’s National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Alia Salem, executive director of the DFW chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said her group tried unsuccessfully for weeks to schedule time with Cruz’s staff ahead of its visit to Washington this week. More than 300 members of the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations, a coalition of American Muslim advocacy groups, are in Washington to meet with members of Congress. … Cruz’s staff initially offered to set up a meeting with a Middle East foreign policy adviser, Salem said. She declined that meeting because, as American Muslims, the group wanted to discuss issues affecting Americans, including fair credit policies and food desert issues in Texas, she said. She asked to speak with another staffer to no avail, she said.” [Dallas Morning News, 4/18/16<http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2016/04/texas-muslims-slam-sen-ted-cruz-and-staff-for-refusing-meeting.html/>]

HEADLINE: “Ted Cruz Blames Strict Control Laws For Increase In Gun Violence.” [NY Daily News, 4/18/16<http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ted-cruz-blames-control-laws-increase-gun-violence-article-1.2605480>]

Texas Tribune: “Few Surrogates Have Appeared By Cruz's Side Onstage As Frequently With Cruz As Fiorina.” “Cruz campaigned here Monday in the outskirts of Baltimore with former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, a former rival for the GOP nomination who endorsed him in March. Few surrogates have appeared by Cruz's side onstage as frequently with Cruz as Fiorina. She's joined him on the trail at least 12 times and is widely speculated as a top contender for his vice presidential choice, should he win the nomination.

HEADLINE: “Ted Cruz’s Suspiciously Convenient Olive Branch To Congress.” [Washington Post, 4/18/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/18/ted-cruz-says-hell-get-along-well-with-congress-as-president-riiiiiiight/>]

Heidi Cruz Said That If She Was First Lady, She Would Focus On Entrepreneurship. “Ted and Heidi said their vows a year and a half later. They now have two young daughters, one of whom is in second grade and the other in prekindergarten. ‘We’ve made a big effort to have the girls keep their lives intact and keep it as normal as possible,’ Heidi said. ‘Ted and I are doing this as a partnership, and we really want them to be part of that.’ If she becomes first lady, she said she’d try to help children with the concept of entrepreneurship. ‘I just want other kids to have the opportunity to see the value that they can add in many different ways, whether it be a hobby, a talent -- and it's all in the concept of entrepreneurship.’” [ABC, 2/3/16<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ted-cruzs-wife-heidi-cruz-entrepreneur-heart/story?id=36604869>]

DONALD TRUMP

HEADLINE: “Trump: Voting For Myself ‘Was Really Something Terrific’” [Politico, 4/19/16]<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/trump-votes-for-trump-ny-222136>

Trump On His Biggest Campaign Regret: “Maybe I Could Have Said A Few Less Words Or A Few Less Things. That Would Have Been Helpful.” QUESTION: “We know you're not a man of many regrets nor should you be, but if you could change anything from the beginning of the campaign till now, what would it be?” TRUMP: “Wow, that's great question. You hate to be put in that position. I guess maybe I could have said a few less words or a few less things. That would have been helpful. But I mean, overall we're really happy. We're leading by a lot, a lot of delegates. I guess I could have tone as couple of words down or thoughts down. Would have been nice.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 4/19/16]

HEADLINE: “As Donald Trump Speaks, Some Voters Hear Echoes Of Ed Koch.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/us/politics/donald-trump-edward-koch.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0>]

National Security Analyst John Noonan: “Trump’s Faux-Tough Guy Act Would Crumble When Met With An Actual Warrior.” “Mattis is a student of both history and economics, known for quoting Greek sophists but unafraid to dabble in some occasional profanity—though his famous blunt talk, famously known as Mattisisms, would seem mild in a year laced with Trump’s vulgarities. He neuters both party frontrunners’ perceived strengths. Trump’s faux-tough guy act would crumble when met with an actual warrior, and Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy chops would seem like an 100-level International Relations course next to Mattis’s experience and expertise.” [John Noonan, Daily Beast. 3/26/16<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/26/this-man-can-save-us-from-trump-and-clinton.html>]

Trump On Potentially Running Mates: “I Have Four Or Five People That I Really Like” But “Before Certainly I Announce It, I Have To Vanquish The Remaining Folks.”  KILMEADE: “You want to know who his running mate is… Can you give us an idea? Can you give us five?” QUESTION: “Is there an idea?” TRUMP: “Well, I certainly have given it a lot of thought. I may not have help you with the undecided then, I have four or five people that I really like. There are some very, very good people out there. I'll make a decision at the right time. But before I do that, or before certainly I announce it, I have to vanquish the remaining folks. We have to knock out the two that are remaining, one of them doesn't like New York. The other one approved NAFTA which has helped destroy New York. So we should be in good shape.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 4/19/16]

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Planned An April 21st  March Down The Las Vegas Strip To Trump International Hotel In Protest Of Trump’s Refusal To Recognize Their Union. “It’s Time for Donald Trump to Negotiate a Fair Contract! Workers to March down Las Vegas Blvd to Trump Hotel Las Vegas. What: Over a thousand are expected to march down Las Vegas Boulevard and rally at the hotel co-owned by Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Trump International Hotel Las Vegas workers want their boss to start contract negotiations after they won a unionization vote. Who: Trump Las Vegas employees, Culinary Union members, workers from Station Casinos/Aliante/Palms, local clergy and faith leaders, community allies, and candidate for Congressional District 4 Ruben Kihuen. When: Thursday, April 21, 2016 from 5-7 p.m.” [Press Release, Culinary Workers Union Local 226, 4/18/16]

Trump Convention Manager, Paul Manafort, Said The Allure Of Trump’s Celebrity Would Be An Asset For Swaying Undecided Delegates. “Mr. Manafort, who has known Mr. Trump for 30 years, is keeping his counsel as to what perks of the Trump world he might dole out. Lunches at his Mar-a-Lago club, rides on the Trump 757, perhaps? Those and the celebrity allure of Mr. Trump are definitely assets, Mr. Manafort said. ‘Who would you want to sit in a room with if you were an undecided delegate? Do you want to sit with Ted Cruz or with Donald Trump?’ he said.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/us/politics/potential-gop-convention-fight-puts-older-hands-in-sudden-demand.html?referer=>]

Trump’s Health Care Proposal To “Get Rid Of The Lines Around The States” Could Cause Insurers To Base-Themselves In Low-Regulation States Are Cause Proliferation Of Poor-Quality Plans. “Mr. Trump frequently talks about his plan to ‘get rid of the lines around the states’ to foster competition among insurance companies. Customers in states where insurance is heavily regulated, the thinking goes, would be able to save money if they could purchase coverage from insurers based in states with fewer rules. Mr. Cruz, too, supports allowing people to buy insurance across state borders — it’s one of the few proposals he’s offered for replacing the health law if it is repealed. But the biggest obstacle stopping insurers from setting up in more states is not regulation; it’s the difficulty of establishing a network of providers in a new market. And such a structure would destroy the longstanding ability of states to regulate health insurance for their populations. Some states, for instance, require coverage for infertility treatment and others have chosen not to. Allowing cross-border plans would encourage insurers to base themselves in low-regulation states, and the result might be a proliferation of poor-quality plans.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/opinion/debunking-republican-health-care-myths.html>]

Trump: "We're Going To Have Better Relationships With All These Rip-Off Countries." [Campaign Rally, Buffalo NY, 4/18/16]

Donald Trump Jr. Said The Need To Persuade Individual Delegates In The Republican Primary System Was “Like We’re Living In Communist China, It’s Ridiculous.” DONALD TRUMP JR: “Since when should the presidential candidate for the Republican or any other party for that matter to be the president of the United States — when should they have to cater to small group of delegates as suppose to what the will of the people actually is. I mean, that’s almost mind boggling. I mean, I feel like we’re living in communist China, it’s ridiculous.” [Hannity Radio Show, 4/18/16]

Trump Campaign Iowa Co-Chair Tana Goetz Accused The Cruz Campaign Of “Stealing, Lying, And Bribing People To Become Delegates” And That She Has “Seen It In Action.” “Tana Goertz, a co-chair in Iowa for Trump, told CNN on Tuesday that her team planned to start putting more of an emphasis on the way Trump was gathering delegates. ‘Is that sort of an admission that up until this point Ted Cruz has been doing it better?’ CNN’s John Berman asked. ‘Oh, no, no, no, not gathering delegates, stealing, lying, and bribing people to become delegates. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear,’ Goertz said. ‘Bribing people to be a delegate for him and what he'll promise them, I do not know, because I actually didn't have a recording device to hear the bribes, but I have seen it in action. I'm on the ground.’” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/trump-surrogate-ted-cruz-bribing-delegates-222143>; CNN, 4/19/16]

Trump: “Cruz Is Just A Catastrophe. He Didn’t Even Get 50% In His Home State.” TRUMP: “Tomorrow, we’re going to show ted Cruz, who hates New York, hates New York…  Cruz is just a catastrophe. He didn’t even get 50% in his home state. He was way below 50%.” [Campaign Rally, Buffalo NY, 4/18/16]

Trump: “I Could’ve Done Very Well Because I'm Very Good At Dealing With The Bosses." [Campaign Rally, Buffalo NY, 4/18/16]

Trump Told His Supporters: “You’re Going To Say, 'That’s The Greatest Single Vote I’ve Ever Cast.’” TRUMP: “Tomorrow, you’re going to go out and vote! And you’re going to make sure all your friends are going to go out and vote. You’re going to say, 'That’s the greatest single vote I’ve ever cast.’” [Campaign Rally, Buffalo NY, 4/18/16]

Trump: “America First, Folks! America First!” TRUMP: “We’re going to win, win, win! And we’re going to making America great again! America first, folks! America first!” [Campaign Rally, Buffalo NY, 4/18/16]

9/11

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Mixes Up '9/11' With '7/11'” [CNN, 4/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/politics/donald-trump-9-11-7-11-mix-buffalo/>; Campaign Rally, Buffalo NY, 4/18/16]

Trump Accidentally Referred To 7/11 Instead Of 9/11 During A Speech In Buffalo, New York. TRUMP: “I wrote this out, and it's very close to my heart. Because I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7/11, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down. And I saw the greatest people I've ever seen in action." [Campaign Rally, Buffalo NY, 4/18/16]

Trump Claimed He “Helped A Little Bit” With Clearing Rubble On 9/11. TRUMP: "Everyone who helped clear the rubble -- and I was there, and I watched, and I helped a little bit -- but I want to tell you: Those people were amazing. Clearing the rubble. Trying to find additional lives. You didn't know what was going to come down on all of us -- and they handled it." [Campaign Rally, Buffalo NY, 4/18/16]

Aircraft

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump’s Jet, A Regular On The Campaign Trail, Is Not Registered To Fly.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/donald-trumps-jet-a-regular-on-the-campaign-trail-is-not-registered-to-fly.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur>]

Donald Trump Failed To Renew The Registration For His Cessna Jet, Despite Continuing To Use It On The Campaign Trail. “Over the past several months, Donald J. Trump has crisscrossed the country making dozens of campaign stops in places like Sioux City, Iowa, and Jackson, Miss., often in his sleek Cessna jet. There is just one hitch: The plane’s registration is expired. Records kept with the Federal Aviation Administration show the aircraft’s registration lapsed on Jan. 31. Laura J. Brown, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, confirmed that the plane’s registration was not in good standing and said the owner had not renewed it.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/donald-trumps-jet-a-regular-on-the-campaign-trail-is-not-registered-to-fly.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur>]

·         1/31/16: The Aircraft Registration Lapsed For Trump’s Cessna Jet. “There is just one hitch: The plane’s registration is expired. Records kept with the Federal Aviation Administration show the aircraft’s registration lapsed on Jan. 31. Laura J. Brown, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, confirmed that the plane’s registration was not in good standing and said the owner had not renewed it.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/donald-trumps-jet-a-regular-on-the-campaign-trail-is-not-registered-to-fly.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur>]

·         Trump’s Aircraft Operating Company, DJT Operations CX LLC, Received Notices From The F.A.A. Warning Of The Impending Lapse Of The Cessna’s Registration. “The F.A.A. warned Mr. Trump that the Cessna’s registration was set to expire, records show. On Dec. 1, DJT Operations CX LLC, the limited liability company owned by Mr. Trump that operates the Cessna, received a ‘final notice’ from the F.A.A., according to records reviewed by The Times. Then, on March 1, DJT Operations CX was notified that the registration had expired.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/donald-trumps-jet-a-regular-on-the-campaign-trail-is-not-registered-to-fly.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur>]

Trump’s Cessna 750 Citation X Made Dozens Of Flights After Its Registration Expired On Jan 31st. “As a result, Mr. Trump often presses the 1997 Cessna 750 Citation X, which was designed to seat eight people, into action. It has made hundreds of flights since Mr. Trump announced his plan to seek the Republican nomination in June 2015, according to F.A.A. records reviewed by The New York Times. Dozens of those flights were made after Jan. 31, when the registration expired. The plane flew as recently as Monday, when it was used to transport Team Trump between La Guardia Airport and Buffalo for a campaign event on the eve of the primary in New York. On Friday, it flew to Plattsburgh, N.Y., and to Hartford for rallies in those cities, according to radio transmissions broadcast by the plane that were archived on a flight data website and reviewed by The Times.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/donald-trumps-jet-a-regular-on-the-campaign-trail-is-not-registered-to-fly.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur>]

Trump’s Failure To Renew His Aircraft’s Registration Could Result In The Plane Being Grounded For Several Days Or Even Months. “Records kept with the Federal Aviation Administration show the aircraft’s registration lapsed on Jan. 31. Laura J. Brown, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, confirmed that the plane’s registration was not in good standing and said the owner had not renewed it. With few exceptions, aircraft must be registered in order to fly. Mr. Trump’s plane could be grounded for several days, or even months, while the issue is sorted out. In the event of an accident, the company that insures the plane could use the expired registration as a reason to decline any claims. The F.A.A. could also fine or assess other penalties against the owner and/or operator; Mr. Trump owns the plane through a limited liability company. Though it is unlikely that the F.A.A. would seek the maximum penalty, flying with no registration could result in a civil penalty of up to $27,500, a criminal fine of up to $250,000 and imprisonment for up to three years, the agency said. Ms. Brown declined to comment on any action the F.A.A. might take. Hope Hicks, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, did not respond to requests for comment.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/donald-trumps-jet-a-regular-on-the-campaign-trail-is-not-registered-to-fly.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur>]

·         The Maximum Penalty For Flying An Aircraft Without Registration Is A Civil Penalty Of $27,500, A Criminal Fine Of $250,000, And Imprisonment Of Three Years. “With few exceptions, aircraft must be registered in order to fly. Mr. Trump’s plane could be grounded for several days, or even months, while the issue is sorted out. In the event of an accident, the company that insures the plane could use the expired registration as a reason to decline any claims. The F.A.A. could also fine or assess other penalties against the owner and/or operator; Mr. Trump owns the plane through a limited liability company. Though it is unlikely that the F.A.A. would seek the maximum penalty, flying with no registration could result in a civil penalty of up to $27,500, a criminal fine of up to $250,000 and imprisonment for up to three years, the agency said. Ms. Brown declined to comment on any action the F.A.A. might take. Hope Hicks, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, did not respond to requests for comment.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/donald-trumps-jet-a-regular-on-the-campaign-trail-is-not-registered-to-fly.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur>]

Trump Owned A Boeing 757, Three Sikorsky Helicopters, And A 1997 Cessna 750 Citation X. “Mr. Trump, obviously, can still fly; most candidates typically charter a private plane. He also has four other registered aircraft: a Boeing 757 and three Sikorsky helicopters, a fleet that has become a critical part of the billionaire’s image he has sought to project on the campaign trail. The Boeing, which has Mr. Trump’s last name emblazoned in big letters on the outside and gold-plated fixtures inside, has been used as a backdrop at a number of his rallies. But the aircraft weighs more than 100,000 pounds, and with great weight comes limitations: It cannot land at many smaller airports. As a result, Mr. Trump often presses the 1997 Cessna 750 Citation X, which was designed to seat eight people, into action. It has made hundreds of flights since Mr. Trump announced his plan to seek the Republican nomination in June 2015, according to F.A.A. records reviewed by The New York Times.” [New York Times, 4/19/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/nyregion/donald-trumps-jet-a-regular-on-the-campaign-trail-is-not-registered-to-fly.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur>]

Jeff Sessions

HEADLINE: “Jeff Sessions Is Donald Trump’s Biggest Fan. Here’s How Their Relationship Began.” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/04/19/how-the-united-nations-brought-donald-trump-and-jeff-sessions-together/?postshare=9121461068509162&tid=ss_tw>]

Donald Trump And Jeff Sessions Met In 2005 When Sessions Invited Trump To Testify Before A Senate Subcommittee To Air His Criticism Of The U.N. Headquarters Project. “The unlikely alliance between Donald Trump and Sen. Jeff Sessions started because of the United Nations. It was 2005, and Trump was busy criticizing the U.N.’s plan to launch a $1.2-billion renovation of its Manhattan headquarters. To the real estate mogul, who had constructed Trump World Tower across the street, the price for the remodel was unreasonably high… After Sessions learned of Trump’s views, the Alabama Republican and former Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) invited him to come to Washington to talk about building renovation and air his criticism of the U.N. project at a Senate subcommittee hearing.” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/04/19/how-the-united-nations-brought-donald-trump-and-jeff-sessions-together/?postshare=9121461068509162&tid=ss_tw>]

Sessions Said Trump’s Testimony To The Senate Subcommittee On The U.N. Project Was The Best Testimony He Had Ever Heard. “After Sessions learned of Trump’s views, the Alabama Republican and former Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) invited him to come to Washington to talk about building renovation and air his criticism of the U.N. project at a Senate subcommittee hearing. The result was the best congressional testimony Sessions says he had ever heard. Even now, as Trump’s sole Senate endorser and the heart of his presence in Washington, Sessions loves telling the story. That’s partly because he likes to do his Trump impression. ‘Y’all are gettin’ taken to the cleaners!’ Sessions said while mimicking Trump in a recent interview, his accent drifting somewhere between Queens and the Alabama Gulf Coast. ‘There is no way it should cost that much! … If you give it to me, I’ll save you a billion dollars!’” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/04/19/how-the-united-nations-brought-donald-trump-and-jeff-sessions-together/?postshare=9121461068509162&tid=ss_tw>]

Trump Began Courting Senator Sessions’ Endorsement In June 2015. “After the hearing in 2005, Trump and Sessions were out of touch until last June, when they held a conference call on immigration policy and Trump began courting Sessions’s endorsement in earnest. Then Sessions defended Trump late last year when he called for a temporary ban on Muslim immigrants coming to the United States, saying Trump forced an ‘appropriate’ conversation on security.” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/04/19/how-the-united-nations-brought-donald-trump-and-jeff-sessions-together/?postshare=9121461068509162&tid=ss_tw>]

Senator Sessions: “Don’t Bet Any Money On Me” As Vice-President. “Now, since Trump said he wants someone who could ‘walk into the Senate, who’s been friendly with these guys for 25 years’ as his vice president, Sessions is the subject of the first wave of Trump VP buzz. (‘Don’t bet any money on me,’ Sessions recently told reporters.) A Trump-Sessions ticket would permanently link the political odd couple, with their collision of North and South, brash and mild, business and politics. But the two are already joined by their controversial drive to pull the GOP — and through it, the country — toward nativism on immigration, trade and foreign policy.” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/04/19/how-the-united-nations-brought-donald-trump-and-jeff-sessions-together/?postshare=9121461068509162&tid=ss_tw>]

Sessions Compared Trump To A Pagan King, And Said “‘I Just Believe That At This Point In History, Trump Will Defend Religious Faith. I Talk To Him About That.” “As for those Republicans who might suspect Trump’s moral character — his marital infidelity and two divorces have been widely discussed — Sessions points them to a Biblical story of a pagan king who released the Jews from captivity and helped them rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. ‘Scripture says, ‘He didn’t know the Lord, didn’t respect the Lord, but the Lord used him to advance his kingdom,'’ Sessions said. ‘I just believe that at this point in history, Trump will defend religious faith. I talk to him about that.’” [Washington Post, 4/19/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/04/19/how-the-united-nations-brought-donald-trump-and-jeff-sessions-together/?postshare=9121461068509162&tid=ss_tw>]

Business

Trump Said Being President Is “Somewhat Different Than Business” Because You Also “Need Tremendous Compassion, Tremendous Heart.” TRUMP: “But we also have to have big heart. It is somewhat different than business, because you really need a lot of things. You need tremendous compassion, tremendous heart. We have to take care of Social Security, we have to take care of Medicare, we have to take care of our people, we have to come up with, you know, a plan to replace Obamacare, which is a total disaster. We’ll repeal it and replace it.” [The Savage Nation, 4/18/16]

HEADLINE: “Tenants Thwarted Donald Trump’s Central Park Real Estate Ambitions.” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/us/politics/donald-trump-central-park-south.html?_r=0>]

Trump Tried To Force Out Madelyn Rubinstein And Other Rent-Controlled Tenants So He Could Replace The Building With A Luxury High-Rise Condominium. “Madelyn Rubinstein moved to New York City from Long Island in 1985 with big dreams of making it as a professional pianist. She had a head start: a very cheap rent-controlled apartment, recently vacated by her grandmother, on Central Park South. When Ms. Rubinstein took possession of it, her rent was $93.08 a month — the same price that her grandmother had been paying since 1967. Several months later, Ms. Rubinstein came home one evening to find an eviction notice on her door. The building’s new owner, Donald J. Trump, wanted her out. Mr. Trump’s plan was to knock down the building and the one next door, which he also owned, and replace them with a luxury high-rise condominium complex facing Central Park.” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/us/politics/donald-trump-central-park-south.html?_r=0>]

Trump Bought 100 Central Park South For $13 Million, But Had To Clear Out Nearly 80 Rent-Controlled Apartments. “Mr. Trump paid just $13 million for 100 Central Park South and the building adjoining it, the Barbizon Plaza Hotel, in 1981. At the time, he was 35 and making bold strides to emerge from his father’s shadow. In recent years, he had built the 68-story Trump Tower and completely overhauled the building near Grand Central Terminal that became the Grand Hyatt New York. This would be a no less audacious project, and on one of the city’s most desirable blocks. To realize his dream, he had to first clear out the residents of the building, a 15-story tower with 80 apartments, some overlooking Central Park, nearly all inhabited by tenants paying well below market rates.” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/us/politics/donald-trump-central-park-south.html?_r=0>]

Trump’s Management Company Tried To Force Out Rent-Controlled Tenants By Not Repairing Leaks Or Appliances, And Serving Eviction Notices For Questionable Reasons. “But in expensive neighborhoods, the deals can become skewed. At 100 Central Park South, for instance, there were three-room apartments overlooking the park with rents as low as $436 per month. Mr. Trump wanted all of the tenants out. But rather than buying them out, a common tactic, he and the management company he hired tried to get the job done free. So the battle — captured in numerous lawsuits, court documents and news media accounts from that time — began. Leaks went unfixed, tenants alleged, and broken appliances went unrepaired. Aluminum foil was placed over windows in empty apartments, giving the building a run-down appearance. (Mr. Trump defended the action as standard procedure for vacant units.) More dramatic were the eviction notices from Mr. Trump’s lawyers, on a variety of grounds. One tenant was told that he had not paid his rent on time. (He presented a canceled check in court to prove that he had.) Others who had done construction on their apartments, with the approval of prior landlords, were told that they had 10 days to restore them to their original conditions.” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/us/politics/donald-trump-central-park-south.html?_r=0>]

Trump Acknowledged Having Deliberately Forced Out Tenants From 100 Central Park South, But Claimed Tenants Were Exploiting An Undeserved Government Subsidy. “Suzanne Blackmer, a B-movie actress and one of the original Rockettes, was ordered to vacate her two-bedroom unit, for which she paid $203.59 a month, because it was not her primary residence, meaning she was not entitled to rent protections. Ms. Blackmer insisted that it was; after a legal battle that lasted more than a decade, she prevailed. Mr. Trump made his opponents out to be millionaire plutocrats, ‘people of great wealth.’ And also whiners. ‘Let me tell you something about the rich,’ he said in one interview in the midst of the battle. ‘They have a very low threshold for pain.’ Recounting the story later in his memoir ‘The Art of the Deal,’ Mr. Trump acknowledged that he had deliberately tried to drive out tenants, but he said that most of them were exploiting an undeserved government subsidy. He recalled getting rid of a free telephone in the building’s lobby that he claimed tenants were using ‘to call their friends in Gstaad and St. Moritz.’” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/us/politics/donald-trump-central-park-south.html?_r=0>]

Tenants Sued Trump Accusing Him Of Harassment And Instructing The Building’s Superintendent To Spy On Tenants. “The tenants eventually hired a lawyer, David Rozenholc, to represent them. Now a familiar nemesis to New York City developers — last year, he negotiated a $25 million total payout for three clients whom Tishman Speyer was trying to eject from a small apartment building in Hudson Yards — Mr. Rozenholc took advantage of a legal flaw in Mr. Trump’s plans to block his application to begin construction.  He also sued Mr. Trump, accusing him of harassing Mr. Rozenholc’s clients. The lawsuit claimed, among other things, that the building’s superintendent had been instructed by the management to spy on tenants.” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/us/politics/donald-trump-central-park-south.html?_r=0>]

Trump Filed A $105 Million Federal Racketeering Lawsuit Against David Rozenholc, The Lawyer Hired By Tenants To Represent Them. “The tenants eventually hired a lawyer, David Rozenholc, to represent them. Now a familiar nemesis to New York City developers — last year, he negotiated a $25 million total payout for three clients whom Tishman Speyer was trying to eject from a small apartment building in Hudson Yards — Mr. Rozenholc took advantage of a legal flaw in Mr. Trump’s plans to block his application to begin construction.  He also sued Mr. Trump, accusing him of harassing Mr. Rozenholc’s clients. The lawsuit claimed, among other things, that the building’s superintendent had been instructed by the management to spy on tenants. Mr. Trump brought his own action against Mr. Rozenholc, a federal racketeering suit that sought $105 million in damages and found its way to The New York Post before it was filed. Mr. Rozenholc said the suit, which was dismissed, was entirely frivolous. But he offered some words for Mr. Trump that were relatively kind, given the men’s contentious history.” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/us/politics/donald-trump-central-park-south.html?_r=0>]

1986: Trump Abandoned Plans To Demolish 100 Central Park South, Allowing Tenants To Stay At Their Existing Rents. “In 1986, after five years of fighting, Mr. Trump abandoned his plans to knock down the building. The tenants could stay in their apartments, paying their existing rents. Mr. Trump would never realize his vision for the project. But in a sense, his defeat had been a victory, as he claimed. Even as the tenants were refusing to budge, preventing any demolition or construction, the value of the property was soaring along with the rest of New York City’s real estate market in the 1980s.” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/us/politics/donald-trump-central-park-south.html?_r=0>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Vs. Trump: Inside Toronto's 5-Star Tower Struggle.” [Toronto Star, 4/17/16<http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/04/17/trump-vs-trump-inside-torontos-5-star-tower-struggle.html>]

Trump Had No Ownership Stake In Trump Tower In Toronto, Despite Allusions To A Trump Financial Investment In Marketing Materials. “Donald Trump holds no ownership stake in Trump tower. As with many of his hotel-condo projects around the world, he has licensed his brand for a fee. In Toronto, his company also has a long-term contract to manage the building… Despite alluding to one, Trump made no financial investment. His involvement is limited to the licensing and management agreements.” [Toronto Star, 4/17/16<http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/04/17/trump-vs-trump-inside-torontos-5-star-tower-struggle.html>]

Diversity Coalition

HEADLINE: “Trump Meets With ‘Diversity Coalition’ In New York.” [Washington Post, 4/18/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/18/trump-meets-with-diversity-coalition-in-new-york/?postshare=9691461004377464&tid=ss_tw-bottom>]

4/18/16: Trump Met With Members Of The National Diversity Coalition For Trump. “The real estate mogul sat with members of the nascent National Diversity Coalition for Trump on Monday afternoon, a group founded to push back against critics who say his anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric is discriminatory. The group says it believes Trump ‘will address economic disparities’ for minorities and ‘strengthen communities with conservative action,’ according to a news release sent out by the group ahead of the event.” [Washington Post, 4/18/16<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/18/trump-meets-with-diversity-coalition-in-new-york/?postshare=9691461004377464&tid=ss_tw-bottom>]

The National Diversity Coalition For Trump:  “Trump’s Vision For The United States Includes Creating Opportunities For Men, Women, And Children Of All Racial, Economic, And Educational Backgrounds.” “(National Diversity Coalition For Trump ) strongly supports the candidacy of Donald Trump for President of the United States.  Mr. Trump’s vision for the United States includes creating opportunities for men, women, and children of all racial, economic, and educational backgrounds.  Our group represents the voices of our communities. We support Donald Trump and his solutions that address economic disparities, foster job creation, support small businesses, preserve faith & family principles and strengthen communities with conservative action.  We will recruit, mobilize, and educate voters to help us elect Donald Trump in November 2016.” [Mission, National Diversity Coalition For Trump, Accessed 4/18/16<http://ndctrump.com/mission/>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Expands Diversity Outreach With Conservative Ministers.” [TIME, 4/18/16<http://time.com/4298130/donald-trump-diversity-ministers/>]

The National Diversity Coalition For Trump Included The Coalition Of Pastors And Ministers In America. “In November, conservative pastor Eric Cowley decided it was time to defend Donald Trump. For three months, he gathered letters or emails from nearly 100 like-minded ministers personally endorsing the Republican presidential candidate. On Monday, he finally met Trump for the first time, along with 60 other representatives from his coalition. Cowley’s group, called the ‘Coalition of Pastors and Ministers in America,’ includes preachers with large television and radio ministries, evangelists, Pentecostals and a handful of North American Indians and Mexican American pastors. It is also the heart of Trump’s new National Diversity Coalition effort, the only group with any members listed on the coalition’s website. (Groups such as ‘Turkish Americans for Trump’ and ‘Minorities for Trump’ only name their leaders.)” [TIME, 4/18/16<http://time.com/4298130/donald-trump-diversity-ministers/>]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Tries To Show Support Of Blacks At A Chaotic Gathering.” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/18/donald-trump-tries-to-show-support-of-blacks-at-a-chaotic-gathering/>]

Hillary Clinton

Trump Accused Hillary Clinton Of Pandering To Black Voters On A New York Radio Show: “She Carries Hot Sauce Like I Carry Hot Sauce. I Don't Know, It's Just So Phony, It's So Pandering, It's So Terrible.” QUESTION: “Is it working? Is that an authentic answer, Donald Trump?” TRUMP: “No. It's the same thing that she always does. She carries hot sauce like I carry hot sauce. I don't know, it's just so phony, it's so pandering, it's so terrible.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 4/19/16]

Trump Said Hillary Clinton “Is As Crooked As They Come.” TRUMP: “She’s crooked. No doubt about it. She’s as crooked as they come.” [Berman And Schnitt In The Morning, WOR 710, 4/18/16]

Endorsements

HEADLINE: “Giuliani: 'I Endorse Trump' But Not Part Of Campaign.” [The Hill, 4/19/16<http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/276786-giuliani-i-endorse-trump-but-not-part-of-campaign>; New Day, CNN, 4/19/16]

Rudy Giuliani: “OK, So I'll Endorse Him. But I'm Not Part Of The Campaign." [New Day, CNN, 4/19/16]

Buffalo Bills Coach, Rex Ryan, Introduced Trump At A Rally In Buffalo: “We’re All Here Tonight Because We Support Donald Trump.” “The boisterous Bills head coach introduced Trump at his rally at Buffalo’s First Niagara Center on Monday night in advance of the New York primary elections. ‘We’re all here tonight because we support Donald Trump,’ Ryan said in his remarks. Ryan continued: ‘He’ll say what’s on his mind. You’ll see people that want to say the same thing, but the big difference is they don’t have the courage to say it.’” [CBS Local New York, 4/18/16<http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/04/18/rex-ryan-donald-trump-buffalo-new-york-campaign-rally-republican-primary/>; Campaign Rally, Buffalo NY, 4/18/16]

Super PAC

Pro-Trump PAC, Great America PAC, Released A TV Ad Intended To Air On National Cable. “A group backing Donald J. Trump has filmed an ad intended to air in New York during the primary that tells the story of his financing fliers to help the police capture a serial rapist on Manhattan’s East Side in the 1990s. The spot, released by Great America PAC, is set to air nationally on cable networks, the group said.” [New York Times, 4/15/16<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/15/group-backing-donald-trump-highlights-his-role-in-capturing-rapist/>]

Great America PAC’s Ad Featured Retired NYPD Detective Talking About Trump Financing Fliers To Help Capture A Serial Rapist In The Late 1990s. “A group backing Donald J. Trump has filmed an ad intended to air in New York during the primary that tells the story of his financing fliers to help the police capture a serial rapist on Manhattan’s East Side in the 1990s. The spot, released by Great America PAC, is set to air nationally on cable networks, the group said. In the ad, Detective John Baeza, who has retired from the New York Police Department, described working on the case of the so-called East Side Rapist, who targeted numerous women during the late 1990s. In the ad, Mr. Baeza said that he had wanted to send fliers, costing between $10,000 and $40,000, but the city didn’t have the money to pay for them. Mr. Trump did, he says in the spot, as text reiterates that point on the screen. ‘Donald Trump was definitely a leader who stepped up for the cops, the detectives and the women in the case,’ Mr. Baeza said in the ad, which was produced by the group’s main strategist, Jesse Benton. It was not immediately clear how the group came to find Mr. Baeza; Mr. Trump’s involvement in the mailers was not discussed publicly in news accounts at the time.” [New York Times, 4/15/16<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/15/group-backing-donald-trump-highlights-his-role-in-capturing-rapist/>]

Great America PAC Spokesman On Purchasing TV Spots Through DirectTv And Dish: “Great America PAC Is Committed To Supporting Mr. Trump In Fresh And Dynamic Ways, So We Are Using A Unique Media Plan To Deliver Our Message To Tens Of Millions Of Americans Across The Country In A Highly Cost-Effective Manner.” “A group backing Donald J. Trump has filmed an ad intended to air in New York during the primary that tells the story of his financing fliers to help the police capture a serial rapist on Manhattan’s East Side in the 1990s. The spot, released by Great America PAC, is set to air nationally on cable networks, the group said… The ad appears to try to soften Mr. Trump’s image with women, at a time when his unfavorable ratings are quite high. The spots are being purchased through DirectTV and Dish, instead of through stations, Mr. Benton said. ‘Great America PAC is committed to supporting Mr. Trump in fresh and dynamic ways, so we are using a unique media plan to deliver our message to tens of millions of Americans across the country in a highly cost-effective manner,’ he said of the unusual purchasing method.” [New York Times, 4/15/16<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/15/group-backing-donald-trump-highlights-his-role-in-capturing-rapist/>]

Media

Trump Met With Rupert Murdoch Several Times In 2016. “The Post, of course, is owned by Murdoch, once a vocal critic of Trump's presidential campaign. The tabloid's endorsement comes amid a thaw in tensions between Trump and Murdoch's media empire. Trump and Murdoch have had several meetings and conversations in recent months, according to sources close to both men. Those discussions were brokered by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the owner and publisher of the New York Observer, the sources said.” [CNN Money, 4/15/16<http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/15/media/rupert-murdoch-donald-trump/index.html>]

Campaign Staff

HEADLINE: “Trump Orders New Campaign Hierarchy, Spending Plan.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-campaign-staff-222110>]

Trump Reportedly Authorized A $20 Million Campaign Budget For The May And June Primaries. “In a shakeup that’s roiling Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the GOP front-runner told senior staffers at a Saturday meeting that he wants his recent hires Paul Manafort and Rick Wiley to take the reins in upcoming states, giving them a $20-million budget for key contests in May and June, according to three sources with knowledge of the meeting. The spending authorization, which covers most of the month of May, is far more than the campaign has spent in any prior month, according to Federal Election Commission filings. The cash infusion — which the sources said is intended to fund an aggressive advertising push, as well as more staff at Trump's New York headquarters and in upcoming states — is part of an effort by the billionaire to expand and professionalize a shoestring operation that had mostly gotten by on the strength of free media exposure and a small core team.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-campaign-staff-222110>]

·         Trump Disputed Politico’s Report, Saying He “Was Not Even At A Meeting.” QUESTION: “There's a story in Politico that said at Saturday you had a meeting at your Trump Tower headquarters and what you said was that you wanted Paul Manafort, who's your convention manager, and Rick Wiley, who ran Scott Walker's operation out of Wisconsin, to run your campaign so you win the big contests. Is that accurate? It also said that you were going to spend like $20 million of your money to make sure you win the delegates needed so you don't go to the contested convention. Is that accurate?” TRUMP: “Between the Daily News and Politico, I hear the Daily News is shutting down and the Politico covers me so inaccurately. They write stories and don't call. With all that being said, I was not at a meeting. I heard about a meeting that I attended.” QUESTION: “Is that right?” TRUMP: “I was not even at a meeting. Nobody called me from Politico. These guys write stories. It's not necessarily a bad story. But they write stories, they have no facts. They never even call.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 4/19/16]

Trump On Rick Wiley: “I Did Very Well Against Walker, But He Ran Walker's Campaign. He Was And Is A Very Top Guy.” TRUMP: “When you bring in high-level new people, the one ran Walker's campaign up, I did very well against Walker, but he ran Walker's campaign. He was and is a very top guy. When you bring other people in, I can see other people -- their feelings get hurt.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 4/19/16]

Trump: “When You Bring Other People In, I Can See Other People -- Their Feelings Get Hurt.” TRUMP: “When you bring in high-level new people, the one ran Walker's campaign up, I did very well against Walker, but he ran Walker's campaign. He was and is a very top guy. When you bring other people in, I can see other people -- their feelings get hurt. I don't know most of these people. Frankly, we're in a position where we want to see if we can close it out.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 4/19/16]

Trump On His Recently Hired Campaign Staff: “I Don’t Know Most Of These People.” TRUMP: “When you bring in high-level new people, the one ran Walker's campaign up, I did very well against Walker, but he ran Walker's campaign. He was and is a very top guy. When you bring other people in, I can see other people -- their feelings get hurt. I don't know most of these people. Frankly, we're in a position where we want to see if we can close it out.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 4/19/16]

The Trump Campaign’s Recent Hiring Of Paul Manafort And Rick Wiley Alienated Staff Loyal To The Original Campaign Team Headed By Lewandowski. “In a shakeup that’s roiling Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the GOP front-runner told senior staffers at a Saturday meeting that he wants his recent hires Paul Manafort and Rick Wiley to take the reins in upcoming states, giving them a $20-million budget for key contests in May and June, according to three sources with knowledge of the meeting… But sources inside the Trump campaign said the moves are increasingly alienating staff loyal to the original team headed by campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, which had guided Trump from the political fringe to the precipice of the GOP presidential nomination with relatively little campaign infrastructure or spending.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-campaign-staff-222110>]

4/18/16: Trump’s National Field Director, Stuart Jolly, Resigned Because Of Loyalty To Lewandowski Rather Than The Campaign’s New Leadership. “One key Lewandowski loyalist, national field director Stuart Jolly, on Monday submitted a letter of resignation, according to the sources, who characterized Jolly as displeased with the reorganization. Under the new structure, Jolly would have reported to Wiley, who was hired last week by Manafort as political director. In turn, Wiley, who previously ran Scott Walker's disappointing presidential campaign, will report to Manafort, who was hired late last month and quickly boasted ‘I work directly for the boss.’ One operative who has worked with the campaign and was briefed on the changes said ‘Stuart will not work with Rick Wiley. It just wasn’t going to happen.’ The operative added that the change had sparked particular concern among the campaign’s field staff, many of whom were hired by Jolly and maintained close contact with him — a rarity on a campaign with a reputation for top-down communication…In Jolly’s resignation letter, which was addressed to ‘Mr. Trump’ and was reviewed by POLITICO, the Oklahoma operative expressed his ‘deepest gratitude’ to the candidate, declaring ‘I will never forget your encouragement and loyalty.’ But he said he decided ‘it is time for me to leave the campaign and pursue education reform issues.’ He praised Lewandowski, calling him ‘one of my best friends’ and explaining he was ‘initially the reason I joined this campaign.’” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-campaign-staff-222110>]

HEADLINE: “Top Donald Trump Campaign Aide Quits In Shakeup.” [New York Times, 4/18/16<http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/18/top-donald-trump-campaign-aide-quits-in-shakeup/>]

The Trump Campaign Planned A Heavy Advertising Campaign In California. “They said it included a heavy focus on California’s June 7 primary, a showdown that could potentially help Trump secure the delegates necessary to clinch the GOP nomination before the Republican convention. The campaign is hoping to pick up between 200 and 255 delegates between New York and the states that vote a week later on April 26, according to a person briefed on the meeting. Manafort is planning a heavy advertising campaign in California, a change in strategy for a campaign which has spent relatively little on paid media in most states. He has also overseen the hiring of a campaign team in the state, according to sources familiar with the campaign and Saturday's meeting.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-campaign-staff-222110>]

The Trump Campaign Planned To Hire At Least Five Additional Communications Staffers To Supplement The National Press Operation That Has Largely Been Run By Hope Hicks. "’Manafort told Trump he’s going to have spend a bunch more money if they’re going to get to 1,237 [delegates needed to win the nomination] — especially if they’re going to win California,’ said a source person close to the campaign. Money is already flowing more freely, with thousands of dollars going to hotel accommodations for staffers in Pennsylvania, a departure from the campaign’s normally frugal habits, according to the source. At Saturday's meeting, a source said Manafort also laid out a plan on Saturday for hiring at least five additional communications staffers to work in a national press office that has been mostly run by spokeswoman Hope Hicks, a relative political neophyte who learned presidential politics on the fly.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-campaign-staff-222110>]

HEADLINE: “Trump Staffers Face Threat Of Blacklist.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-staffers-face-threat-of-blacklist-222123>]

Dozens Of Prominent Republican Political Operatives Said Staffers Who Went To Work For The Trump Campaign Became Stigmatized And Would Find It Hard To Find Future Work In The Industry. “But according to interviews with more than a dozen operatives — including several who oppose Trump, some who support him and the leaders of some prominent D.C. political shops — some of those who go to work for Trump face an implicit, and occasionally overt, threat: Help Trump, and you’ll never work in this town again. It may be unenforceable, but the push to stigmatize Trump’s aides, advisers and vendors is among the last remaining pieces of ammunition available to a Republican establishment that has tried just about everything else to block the billionaire from taking over of the GOP. And, critically, it has complicated Trump’s efforts in recent weeks to hire top-tier operatives, according to sources familiar with Trump’s campaign.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-staffers-face-threat-of-blacklist-222123>]

Digital Firm Targeted Victory And Law Firm Jones Day Faced Both Public And Internal Scrutiny About Their Work With The Trump Campaign. “Already, the conservative digital firm Targeted Victory has fielded questions about its relationship with Trump’s campaign, for which it has been paid nearly $106,000 for processing online payments. And the venerable law firm Jones Day has faced internal grumbling about its work for the Trump campaign (which has paid the firm $672,000 for legal consulting). Multiple staffers at the Koch brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity turned down Trump’s entreaties, in part because they were ‘concerned about what that would do to their reputation in professional circles going forward,’ as one staffer familiar with the entreaties explained.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-staffers-face-threat-of-blacklist-222123>]

Digital Firm Targeted Victory Said They Did Not Have A Campaign Strategy Relationship With The Trump Campaign. “And when Packer was launching the anti-Trump Our Principles PAC, she said she asked Targeted Victory, which processes payments on Trump’s website, to detail the extent of their work for him. She was satisfied with the answer that they were simply selling a tool — like Google or Facebook selling ads — available to all GOP campaigns. Zac Moffatt, co-founder of Targeted Victory and a former top Romney digital operative, told POLITICO, ‘We do not currently have a campaign strategy relationship with the Trump campaign.’ The firm works far more extensively with Cruz, who has paid the company nearly $3.5 million.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-staffers-face-threat-of-blacklist-222123>]

The Board Of Directors Of The American Association Of Political Consultants Considered Publicly Condemning Donald Trump’s Divisive Rhetoric And Labeling Working For The Trump Campaign As A Breach Of The AAPC’s Code OF Ethics. “Meanwhile, the board of directors of the multipartisan American Association of Political Consultants quietly debated whether to publicly call out Trump for capitalizing on racial and religious tensions and the ethics of those working to elect him. (They ultimately decided against weighing in.)… Objections to Trump typically are about not just policy but his broader political posture, most notably his divisive rhetoric on racial and religious matters. His comments about Muslims late in 2015 are part of what spurred a discussion among board members of the AAPC over whether the organization should condemn Trump’s comments, and even say working for him would amount to a breach of the AAPC’s code of ethics. The bipartisan board ultimately decided it would be poor precedent to intervene in the midst of a heated political campaign.” [Politico, 4/19/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/trump-staffers-face-threat-of-blacklist-222123>]

HEADLINE: “Donald Trump Hires Top GOP Lawyer For Delegate Fight.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-republican-delegates-222116>]

Trump Hired Republican Political Attorney William McGinley To Advise The Campaign On Delegate Selection Battles. “Donald Trump has made another new significant hire as he prepares for the possibility of a contested convention, bringing William McGinley, a prominent Republican political attorney and a veteran of past delegate battles, into his campaign. McGinley is expected to advise the Trump campaign on delegate selection battles in the upcoming states and on possible challenges to the credentials of delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, according to people familiar with the hiring.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-republican-delegates-222116>]

William McGinley Was Counsel To The RNC Convention’s Rules Committee, The RNC’s Standing Committee On Rules, And Deputy Counsel To The RNC. “In 2012, McGinley served as counsel to the convention’s rules committee and he is currently a partner at Jones Day, the same law firm as Don McGahn, Trump’s top political attorney. McGinley is expected to travel to Florida this week, POLITICO has learned, where Republican National Committee members are gathering for their spring meeting amid an ongoing fight over the rules that will govern the convention. McGinley knows the legal inner workings of the Republican Party’s rules as well as almost anyone. At the 2012 GOP convention, he pushed the credentials committee, which determines which delegates are seated, to swap out 10 Ron Paul delegates from Maine for 10 aligned with Mitt Romney. He has previously served as deputy counsel to the RNC, and as counsel to the RNC’s Standing Committee on Rules. He has also worked as general counsel to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and more recently represented numerous members of Congress who have found themselves in ethical hot water.” [Politico, 4/18/16<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/donald-trump-republican-delegates-222116>]

Corey Lewandowski’s Role Was Significantly Reduced Under The Campaign’s Reorganized Structure. “Two senior Trump sources confirmed an extensive reorganization of the Trump campaign to CBS News on Monday. Paul Manafort, hired last week to be the convention manager, will now run the Trump campaign, with campaign manager Corey Lewandowski reduced to a role that amounts to body man and scheduler. The number of staffers directly reporting to Lewandowski has also been dramatically reduced under the new structure, CBS News' Sopan Deb reports. The sources also confirmed that Trump's national field director Stuart Jolly tendered his resignation Monday when Trump announced a reorganization that would require him to answer to Rick Wiley, Scott Walker's former campaign manager, who was just hired by Manafort to be political director.” [CBS News, 4/18/16<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-reorganizes-his-campaign-just-before-big-state-primaries/>]

Lewandowki’s Reduced Role Largely Amounted To Body Man And Scheduler. “Two senior Trump sources confirmed an extensive reorganization of the Trump campaign to CBS News on Monday. Paul Manafort, hired last week to be the convention manager, will now run the Trump campaign, with campaign manager Corey Lewandowski reduced to a role that amounts to body man and scheduler. The number of staffers directly reporting to Lewandowski has also been dramatically reduced under the new structure, CBS News' Sopan Deb reports.” [CBS News, 4/18/16<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-reorganizes-his-campaign-just-before-big-state-primaries/>]

The Trump Campaign Hired Rick Gates To Help Organize The Campaign’s Delegate Strategy. “Rick Gates, another Manafort hire, will work closely with Manafort on ‎organizing Trump operatives in future primaries and improving the campaign's delegate strategy. Gates' substantial role further illustrates Manafort's influence on the new and multi-layered Trump organization which is clearly transitioning from a small band of Trump loyalists -- headed by Lewandowski -- into a larger structure of experienced political professionals looking to create sharper divisions of labor and accountability.” [CBS News, 4/18/16<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-reorganizes-his-campaign-just-before-big-state-primaries/>]

HEADLINE: “How Trump Decides Who Deserves Loyalty — And Who Gets Fired.” [BuzzFeed, 4/16/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/donald-trump-is-a-fiercely-loyal-boss-right-up-until-he-fire#.yxpE3OEDkn>]

Trump Pitched His Standing By Lewandowski Through The Michelle Fields Battery Case As A Demonstration Of His Broader Trait Of Loyalty. “If the talking point originated as damage control, Trump quickly transformed it into a proactive pitch for his candidacy. Before long he was bringing up l’affaire Lewandowski unprompted at his rallies, and seizing the chance to spin it whenever the subject came up in interviews. ‘I will be very loyal to the country,’ he said on Face the Nation. ‘I will be loyal to Wisconsin,’ he proclaimed in Milwaukee. During a meeting with Jewish activists and reporters this week in New York, Lewandowski informed Trump that the charges had been dropped. ‘Oh, good,’ the candidate reportedly responded. ‘Now tell my friends from, in some cases, Israel, how loyal was Mr. Trump to you?’” [BuzzFeed, 4/16/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/donald-trump-is-a-fiercely-loyal-boss-right-up-until-he-fire#.yxpE3OEDkn>]

Summer 2015: Trump Fired Staffer Sam Nunberg After Business Insider Published Nunberg’s Old Racist Facebook Posts. “You don’t have to reach too far back for an example of Trump abandoning a faithful staffer. Just last summer, his nascent campaign fired Sam Nunberg — a young New York operative who had spent years working as Trump’s political adviser — after Business Insider published old racist Facebook posts he had written. In a recent interview, Nunberg said he pleaded with his boss not to fire him. Trump had actually cut him loose once before, in 2014, after Nunberg arranged for him to be interviewed by BuzzFeed News, and the resulting profile displeased the billionaire.” [BuzzFeed, 4/16/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/donald-trump-is-a-fiercely-loyal-boss-right-up-until-he-fire#.yxpE3OEDkn>]

Trump Has Employed His Head Of Security, Keith Schiller, For 17 Years. “Of course, not every lieutenant who makes it to the inner sanctum of Trump Tower gets so unceremoniously defenestrated. Some key aides, in fact, never lose their perch. Keith Schiller, a retired NYPD detective who runs security for Trump, has held the job for 17 years. Rhona Graff, Trump’s longtime secretary and gatekeeper, has been with him for more than 25 years. In private and in public, both of them gush about their boss’s generosity and extol his virtues with what seems like genuine affection.” [BuzzFeed, 4/16/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/donald-trump-is-a-fiercely-loyal-boss-right-up-until-he-fire#.yxpE3OEDkn>]

Trump Has Had The Same Secretary, Rhona Graff, For Over 25 Years. “Rhona Graff, Trump’s longtime secretary and gatekeeper, has been with him for more than 25 years. In private and in public, both of them gush about their boss’s generosity and extol his virtues with what seems like genuine affection.” [BuzzFeed, 4/16/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/donald-trump-is-a-fiercely-loyal-boss-right-up-until-he-fire#.yxpE3OEDkn>]

Trump Organization Executive Vice President Blanche Sprague, On Working For Trump: “There Are Days When I Could Cheerfully Bludgeon Him To Death. He Starts Calling You At 6 In The Morning And Finishes At 11 At Night.” "’To work for Donald you absolutely have to love him, because he will absolutely drive you crazy,’ says Blanche Sprague, executive vice president of the Trump Organization. ‘There are days when I could cheerfully bludgeon him to death. He starts calling you at 6 in the morning and finishes at 11 at night.’" [Washington Post, 11/22/87<https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/11/22/trump-the-book-on-the-tycoon-with-the-towering-ambition/8bb9cc40-0cad-4cc8-abc3-9f1be07f5da0/>]

Trump Quickly Disassociated Himself From Roy Cohn After Finding Out Cohn Was HIV-Positive. “Trump held up his end of the friendship as well: When Cohn was facing disbarment in the mid-’80s, Trump testified on his friend’s behalf as a character witness. For a while, according to Vanity Fair, the two men spoke ‘15 or 20 times a day.’ Then Trump found out Cohn was HIV-positive. He moved swiftly to cut ties with his mentor, seeking out new attorneys and transferring his legal business to them. The sudden rejection stunned Cohn. Commenting on the betrayal, Cohn reportedly said, ‘Donald pisses ice water.’ ‘I don’t know how he found out that Roy was HIV positive, and then it was like, boom, gone,’ recalled Susan Bell, Cohn’s longtime secretary, in an interview. ‘Which was kind of shocking because they were friends. But who knows Donald’s motives? I assume he didn’t want to associate himself with somebody tainted.’” [BuzzFeed, 4/16/16<https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/donald-trump-is-a-fiercely-loyal-boss-right-up-until-he-fire#.yxpE3OEDkn>]

Roger Stone

HEADLINE: “The Return Of Roger Stone.” [CNN, 4/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/roger-stone-donald-trump/index.html>]

Roger Stone Led The Pro-Trump Super PAC The Committee To Restore America's Greatness. “Late last month, Trump appointed veteran GOP strategist and lobbyist Paul Manafort -- Stone's longtime friend and business partner, dating back to the Reagan years -- to lead his fight for delegates. Sources close to all three men say Stone played a role in that appointment, which gave him a new lifeline into Trump's campaign. Stone also heads ‘The Committee to Restore America's Greatness,’ a pro-Trump super PAC that has redirected its mission ‘to help stop the Republican establishment from stealing the Presidential nomination’ from Trump -- which, of course, will be the campaign's chief preoccupation between now and the Republican convention in late July.” [CNN, 4/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/roger-stone-donald-trump/index.html>]

Trump And Stone Reportedly Spoke Regularly During The Campaign. “While Trump and his campaign can claim no connection with Stone -- after all, he left the campaign last August -- those who know the two men say that they speak regularly, and that Stone is an influential voice in Trump's ear. ‘Roger is never too far away from Trump ... He's always talking to Donald,’ a source close to both men said. ‘Roger and Trump always wind up finding their way back to each other,’ said another. Of his contacts with the front-running candidate, Stone says, ‘I talk to Trump from time to time, but not every day. I don't even necessarily talk to him every week.’" [CNN, 4/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/roger-stone-donald-trump/index.html>]

Roger Stone: "I Called On Trump Supporters To Go To Their Delegates, Find Them At Their Hotel, And Ask Them To Sign A Ballot To Respect The Will Of The Voters. I'm Not For Violence." [CNN, 4/19/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/roger-stone-donald-trump/index.html>]

HEADLINE: “GOP 'King Of Dirty Tricks' On RNC's Plan To Stop Trump.” [Rolling Stone, 4/18/16<http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/gop-king-of-dirty-tricks-on-rncs-plan-to-stop-trump-20160418#ixzz46ICIeh8d>]

Roger Stone On The Trump Campaign: Trump “Was Going To Be His Own Strategist And Run A Completely Communications-Based Campaign. There Is No Polling, No Targeting, No Analytics, No Writing Shop, No TV Or Radio Commercials, No Voter Mailing, No Targeted Operations, No Opposition Research.” “I wouldn't call it a breakup — I didn't resign because I don't like him. I resigned because it became very clear that Donald had his own vision of how to do this. He was going to be his own strategist and run a completely communications-based campaign. There is no polling, no targeting, no analytics, no writing shop, no TV or radio commercials, no voter mailing, no targeted operations, no opposition research — all the staples of a modern campaign. He wasn't prepared to do any of those. And I disagreed with that setup, so I resigned. I just would have ended up fighting with him. But I will say that he's been proved right: You can do it for free — if you have the celebrity.” [Rolling Stone, 4/18/16<http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/gop-king-of-dirty-tricks-on-rncs-plan-to-stop-trump-20160418#ixzz46ICIeh8d>]

Roger Stone On The Loyalty Pledge For Trump Delegates: “We'll Ask Them To Sign. It's Voluntary, But We'll See Who Does It, And Who The Cockroaches Are.” “We're going to produce a voluntary loyalty pledge that will say, if you're a Trump delegate, that you'll stick with Trump through all the ballots to reflect the will of the voters. We'll ask them to sign. It's voluntary, but we'll see who does it, and who the cockroaches are.” [Rolling Stone, 4/18/16<http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/gop-king-of-dirty-tricks-on-rncs-plan-to-stop-trump-20160418#ixzz46ICIeh8d>]

Tax Returns

Trump: “I Actually Look Forward To Giving The Tax Returns, But As Soon As The Audit Is Complete. And Everybody Understands That.” TRUMP: “I actually look forward to giving the tax returns, but as soon as the audit is complete. And everybody understands that. You know, when you're doing even a routine audit, you just don't release your tax returns. You release them when they're completed. I'm audited every single year. I've been audited every year for many years, which I think is actually very unfair, to be honest with you. But I'm audited every single year for years.” [Interview, Syracuse.com, 4/15/16<http://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/04/donald_trump_wont_release_taxes_before_new_york_primary.html>]

Saudi Arabia

Trump Dismissed Concerns About Saudi Arabia’s Threats To Sell Off U.S. Assets. "Appearing on the Joe Piscopo Show, a New York radio program, Trump evinced no concern about Saudi Arabia's threat to sell off U.S. assets.’ Let 'em sell 'em,’ Trump said. ‘No big deal.’ Trump added: ‘Hey, look, we protect Saudi Arabia. We protect them for peanuts. If we weren't protecting them, they wouldn't be there for a week.’" [CNN, 4/18/16<http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/politics/9-11-saudi-terror-lawsuit-bill-veto-threat/>; The Joe Piscopo Show, AM 970, 4/18/16]

Trump On Saudi Arabia’s Threat To Sell Off U.S. Assets: “That’s OK. We’ll All Buy Them.” PISCOPO: “We’re seeing Saudi Arabia threaten us saying they’ll sell off all their US assets if we allow--” TRUMP: “That’s OK. We’ll all buy them Joe, that’s OK. They can sell ‘em. No big deal. You make a good deal. It’s called a fire sale. Nothing better than a fire sale. Look, we protect Saudi Arabia. We protect them for peanuts. And, you know, if we weren’t protecting them Joe they wouldn’t be there for a week. And we protect them and we protect others. We protect South Korea—everybody. We don’t get reimbursed fair numbers. Are we wonder why we’re $19 trillion in debt. But we’re like the policeman to the world.” [The Joe Piscopo Show, AM 970, 4/18/16]

Trump Said The Public Should See The 28 Pages Taken Out Of The 9/11 Report: “I Think We Should Have Seen It A Long Time Ago. I Think I Know What It Will Say. It Will Be Very, Very Profound Having To Do With Saudi Arabia And Saudi Arabia's Role On The World Trade Center And The Attack, And That's Very Serious Stuff.” KILMEADE: “I'm getting from the people on the radio yesterday and today, are the 28 pages taken out of the 9/11 report. Evidently, there's a reference to Saudi Arabia. You have a Democratic senator, now retired, you have Senator Graham, he said it's time for the public to see them. Is it time for the public to see the 28 pages?” TRUMP: “I do, I think we should have seen it a long time ago. I think I know what it will say. It will be very, very profound having to do with Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabia's role on the World Trade Center and the attack, and that's very serious stuff. And, you know, again, I have said it for a long time. We attacked Iraq and frankly by attacking Iraq they were not the ones that knocked down the World Trade Center. I have been saying that for a long time. Let's see what the papers say. I think they should have been released a long time ago. I think they'll be at least in some form released. But, you know, sort of nice to know who your friends are and perhaps who your enemies are. But you'll see some revealing things in those papers and I look forward to reading them.” [Fox & Friends, Fox News, 4/19/16]