Trump / Cohen tape #1 discourse transcription.

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TRUMP:		let me know what's happening, okay?
on phone
		OH
		OH


		maybe because of this it would be better if you didn't go.  you know.  maybe because of THIS... for that .. one...

		.... we could get rid of this, because



		it's so false what they're saying.  it's such bullshit.

		um...



		I think... I think this goes away quickly... I think, what , I think it's probably better.

		Do the Charleston thing.
		Just this time./Just to start.

		Yeah, In two weeks it's fine, I think, right now it's better

		Yeah? Okay, honey.  You take care of yourself.
		Thanks Pam

		Yup, I'm proud of you.
		So long.

		** end of call **	



TRUMP:		What's up, Mike?

COHEN:		[ Great Poll, By the way ]			[ Great Poll. It just happened ]	
TRUMP:					I haven't seen it.


COHEN:		[Big Time.]
TRUMP:		And your guy is a good guy

COHEN:		[[OH - Pastor Scott? ]]
TRUMP:			 	(I can't believe he said no) <<aside >>

TRUMP:		No... Pastor Scott?  What's happened/ing

COHEN:		Oh, no... [ he's ]

TRUMP:			  [ Can we use him anymore? ]


COHEN:		[[No, oh yeah... Your friend Mark Burns, he, we've told him to s---- (stop?) ]]


TRUMP:		No, I don't mean that - Mark Burns -   Can we use him anymore?

COHEN:		[[ No, no.  Uuuh... ]]


WOMAN:		{ Richard Lede... oh, I'm sorry - Richard Ledegraff just called.  He said\we have a chance\ - he had an idea for you }

				Okay, great.


COHEN:		[[ Um, so, we got served from the New York Times, I told you this will require you to unseal the divorce papers with Ivana.... ummm... we're fighting it... aaahhhhhm ]]

COHEN:		[[ ... Kaszowitz . is . going to ]]

TRUMP:		They should g\NEVER\g be able to get that (done)/

COHEN:		[[ Never.  Never.  Kaszowitz doesn't think they'll ever be able \ They don't have the/any \ 					They don't have a legitimate purpose  ]]
TRUMP:																														GET ME A COKE PLEASE

TRUMP:		You mean [there's] a woman that doesn't want it unsealed
COHEN:		[[Correct]]
TRUMP:					  You've been handling this...
COHEN:		[[ Yeah, so]] 	
TRUMP:		You've been doing it for a while / It's been goign on for a while
COHEN:																							[[ For about 2, 3 weeks now ]] 
TRUMP:		All we have to do is delay it... 4 weeks

COHEN:		[[Even after that.  It's not going to ever be opened.  There's no... There's no purpose for it.]]

		[[ Uhmmm... talked to you you about Charleston... Ummm... 
					I need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info... regarding our friend David ]]

		[[ so that .. Yeah, I'm going to do that right away... ]]

		[[I've actually come up, and I've spo- ... ]]		
TRUMP:														Give it to me.    	

		[[ And I've spoken to Alan... Weisselberg, 
				about how to set the whole thing up... 	ahhhh... with ... ]]										[[	funding that ... er... ]]		
TRUMP:																					So where we going to pay for it? 
				
																			
																			
COHEN:		[[I've actually come up, and I've spo- ... ]]
TRUMP:													Give it to me. 
																	[[ And I've spoken to Alan... Weisselberg, about how to set the whole thing up... 
																				ahhhh... with ... ]]												[[	funding that ... er... ]]
TRUMP:																									So where we going to pay for it?



																			
																																	
COHEN:		[[ Yes. Ummm...  And... it's ... all the stuff... 								all the stuff, because he3re, you never know where that company, 

TRUMP:															You've gotta be thinking about that.	

COHEN:		[[ you know, you never know where he's going ta be  ]]														[[ Correct ]]
																					 never know, maybe he gets hit by a truck.
									

COHEN:		[[ so I'm... I'm all over that.  And I spoke to Alan about it, 
TRUMP:			and when it comes time for the financing, which will be  ]]

																							Listen - what financing?

																		
COHEN:		[[ We'll have to... pay ]]

TRUMP:		We'll pay in cash?
COHEN:								[[ No no no no no... I got it. Check.  I got it.]]

<VOX>				-- Hey doe, how are you --  </VOX>















NOTES: Alan Weisselberg - Fred Trump's accountant, Currently at Trump Organization.  Overseeing the Trust for Trump's presidency with Eric.

Note: this is a WIP - non-standard notation, untimed for pauses and while listening on the phone.

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