LET’S START WITH NBC NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT PETER ALEXANDER ON
THE FIRESTORM SHE STARTED.
PETER, GOOD MORNING.
>> SAVANNAH, GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
YOU. THIS MORNING OMAROSA
MANIGAULT-NEWMAN IS OFFERING
WHAT SHE CALLS AN INSIDERS
ACCOUNT OF THE TRUMP WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE. HER FORMER COLLEAGUES SAY THE
ONE-TIME REALITY TV STAR WHO
ROSE TO FAME AS A VILLAIN IN THE
APPRENTICE IS SPEWING LIES AND
FALSE ALLEGATIONS.
FALSE ALLEGATIONS. A RECORDING OF A CONVERSATION
SHE HAD WITH THE PRESIDENT WHEN
SHE WAS FIRED THAT INCLUDES
ANOTHER SHOCKING CLAIM.
THIS MORNING PRESIDENT TRUMP ON
TAPE.
TAPE. OVERNIGHT FORMER WHITE HOUSE
AIDE OMAROSA MANIGAULT-NEWMAN
PROVIDING THIS EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT
OF A RECORDING OF A PHONE CALL
SHE SAYS SHE RECEIVED FROM THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. SHE SAID THE CALL CAME THE DAY
AFTER SHE WAS FIRED BY THE WHITE
HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF JOHN KELLY.
THE PRESIDENT SEEMINGLY UNAWARE
SHE HAD BEEN DISMISSED.
>> OMAROSA, WHAT’S GOING ON?
I JUST SAW IN THE NEWS YOU’RE
THINKING ABOUT LEAVING.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT HAPPENED? >> GENERAL KELLY -- GENERAL
KELLY CAME TO ME AND SAID THAT
YOU GUYS WANTED MAKE HE TO
LEAVE.
LEAVE. >> NO.
>> NO. NOBODY EVEN TOLD ME ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, THEY RUN A BIG
OPERATION BUT I DIDN’T KNOW IT.
I DIDN’T KNOW THAT.
[ BLEEP ] I DON’T LOVE YOU
LEAVING AT ALL.
>> NBC NEWS DOESN’T KNOW WHAT
WAS SAID BEFORE OR AFTER.
SHE SECRETLY FIRED KELLY HIRING
HER INSIDE THE HIGHLY SECRET
WHITE HOUSE.
WHITE HOUSE. >> CAN I ASK YOU A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. DOES THE PRESIDENT KNOW?
>> LET’S NOT GO DOWN THAT ROAD.
>> THIS IS A WHITE HOUSE WHERE
EVERYBODY LIES.
EVERYBODY LIES. THE PRESIDENT LIES TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AMERICAN PEOPLE. SARAH SANDERS LIES EVERY DAY
BEFORE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> UNPLUGGED.
>> UNPLUGGED. >> DONALD TRUMP IS A CON.
>> ONCE ONE OF MR. TRUMP’S MOST
LOYAL ALLIES, A VETERAN OF THE
APPRENTICE.
APPRENTICE. >> OMAROSA, YOU’RE FIRED.
>> EVERY DETRACTOR WILL HAVE TO
BOW DOWN TO TRUMP.
>> NOW A FIERCE ADVERSARY
REGRETTING HER ROLE IN THE WEST
WING AS SHE ATTACKS TRUMP AND
QUESTIONS HIS FIT FESS FOR
OFFICE.
OFFICE. >> SHE DECEIVE HOW MENTALLY
DECLINED, HOW DIFFICULT TO
PROCESS COMPLEX INFORMATION, HOW
HE IS NOT ENGAGED IN SOME OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT
IMPACT OUR COUNTRY.
>> OVER THE WEEKEND THE
PRESIDENT DISMISSING HIS FORMER
AIDE.
AIDE. >> LOW LIFE.
SHE’S A LOW LIFE.
>> SARAH SANDERS SLAMMING
MANIGAULT-NEWMAN AS DISGRUNTLED
FORMER EMPLOYEE ADDING TO SNEAK
A RECORDING DEVICE SHOWS
DISREGARD FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.
TO BRAG ABOUT IT ON NATIONAL
TELEVISION FURTHER PROVES A LACK
OF CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY.
IN HER BOOK, "UNHINGED" SHE
WRITES ABOUT TRUMP USING THE N
WORD.
WORD. ON "MEET THE PRESS," SHE
INSISTED SHE HEARD IT HERSELF
BUT ONLY AFTER THE BOOK WAS
FINISHED.
FINISHED. >> I HEARD HIS VOICE AS CLEAR AS
YOU AND I ARE SITTING HERE.
>> YOU HAVE HEARD THE TAPE.
>> SINCE PUBLICATION OF THE
BOOK.
BOOK. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> KELLYANNE CONWAY SLAMMING HER
FORMER COLLEAGUE AS AN
OPPORTUNIST.
OPPORTUNIST. >> SHE’S TRYING TO SELL BOOKS
AND SETTLE SCORES.
YOU’VE GOT TO BE ANTI-TRUMP FOR
THOSE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
>>> PETER, HAS THE WHITE HOUSE
RESPONDED TO THIS LATEST
RECORDING THAT WAS RELEASED THIS
MORNING?
MORNING? >> HODA, I REACHED OUT TO THE
WHITE HOUSE OVERNIGHT.
THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO THIS
NEW AUDIO, PART OF A
CONVERSATION MENTIONED IN THE
BOOK.
BOOK. SEPARATELY MANIGAULT-NEWMAN SAID
AFTER SHE WAS FIRED, SHE
RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM THE
PRESIDENT’S RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN
OFFERING HER A JOB FOR $15,000 A
MONTH IF SHE AGREED TO SIGN A
NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT.
NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT. NBC NEWS OBTAINED THE DOCUMENT
INCLUDING A CLAUSE BARRING
MANIGAULT-NEWMAN FROM PUBLICLY
DISPARAGING THE PRESIDENT.
SHE TURNED IT DOWN BUT BELIEVES
THE PRESIDENT’S ALLIES HAVE USED
THE SAME TACTIC TO BUY THE
SILENCE OF OTHER FORMER WHITE
HOUSE EMPLOYEES, AT LEAST ONE
SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL
DISPUTES THAT CLAIM AND SAID