[Door opens]
Cohen: DTrump! Why the long face?
Trump: I've got
problems, huge problems, Mickey.
Cohen: Well, taking
care of problems is what I do. What can
I do for you?
Trump: I think I
figured out what the Russians have got on me.
Cohen: The
Russians? Don't worry, that girl will
...
Trump: Shhh! I know you took care of her, it's something
else. Here. [Muffled thumping sound] Go ahead, open it.
[Ripping paper]
Cohen: It's a
robe. So, it's a robe? A guy can't have a robe?
Trump: Read the
emblem.
Cohen: Hotel
Metropol - Moscow. I still don't get it.
Trump: Listen. When I am in hotels I always feel like I own
the place, and I usually do, so I don't think much about taking a towel, a
robe, 'frisking' the maid [vulgar laughter], if you catch my drift.
Cohen: So?
Trump: So, when I
was in Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant a few years ago -- hey, do remember
Miss Bulgaria? -- I stayed in this hotel for an overnight. And when I was leaving, I may have,
well, stolen this robe. Hey, come on,
feel how soft.
Cohen: Sure, it's
soft, but I don't see how this can be such a problem.
Trump: Yeah, I figured,
'Hey, I'm Donald Fucking Trump, if I want a robe, then I'll take the robe.' But then a few weeks later I got this. Here, read it.
Cohen: [Reading] "Dear
Mr. Trump, After your recent visit our cleaning staff could not find the robe
that had been left for your use while a guest.
If you mistakenly placed the item in your luggage, please return
it. Otherwise, we will be compelled to
charge you an additional ..." Okay,
so did you reply to this?
Trump: You're damn
right I did! Imagine, asking Donald
Trump about a fucking robe! I had my
girl send them a letter denying that I took the robe and threatening to sue
them into the stratosphere if I ever heard another word about it.
Cohen: And did you
hear anything else?
Trump: Here.
Cohen: [Reading]
"Dear Mr. Trump, We apologize for the misunderstanding. We hope that you will consider staying at
..." So they bought it!
Trump: Maybe. But what if there's a tape, like with the ...
Shhhhh!
Cohen: So what do
you need me to do?
Trump: Get rid of
it.
Cohen: Get rid of what, the robe?
Trump: Of course! Get rid of it!
I don't need to the wheres or hows, just
get rid of it!
Cohen: But if
there's a tape ...
Trump: No robe, no
crime - that's how I see it.
Cohen: But aren't
you just making it worse? Couldn't you ...
Trump: Get rid of
it!
Cohen: Fine,
consider it done. I'll just ...
Trump: Shhh! There, that's why I keep coming to you,
Mickey. Say hi to the missus.
[Door opens and closes]
Cohen: That was
President-elect Donald Trump. The date
is January 8, 2017. The time is 10:42
a.m.
