Hear how Trump tried to spin classified docs in interview before audio leak

. >>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE WITH US.; a AND IF YOU WENT TO BED AT 8:00 LAST NIGHT AND NOT 8:05 LIKE I DID, YOU MISSED SOMETHING PRETTY BIG. THAT IS CNN EXCLUSIVE. >> CNN EXCLUSIVE, THE AUDIO ; a a AGO, THE TRANSCRIPT. NOW THERE'S THE AUDIO. NOW YOU KNOW THE BASIS AND WHY PROSECUTORS APPEARED TO FEEL VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR CASE; a

AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT.; a a >> TO HEAR IT IS REALLY ; a . FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP ON TAPE ; a IN HIS OWN WORDS BRAGGING ABOUT; a . THAT'S WHAT HE SAYS. THIS RECORDING WAS MADE AT ; a GOLF CLUB IN 2021. HEAR THE MOMENT TRUMP APPEARS TO INDICATE THAT HE WAS HOLDING A ; a a . >> THESE ARE BAD, SICK PEOPLE.; a >> THAT

WAS YOUR COUP. YOU KNOW. AGAINST YOU. >> WELL, STARTED RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING. >> MILLEY IS TALKING ABOUT, OH,; a YOU WERE TRYING TO DO A COUP. NO, THEY WERE TRYING TO DO THAT EVEN BEFORE YOU WERE SWORN IN.; a . TRYING TO OVERTHROW -- >> WELL, WITH MILLEY. LET ME SEE THAT. I'LL SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE. HE SAID THAT I WANTED TO ATTACK; a IRAN.

ISN'T IT AMAZING I HAVE A BIG PILE OF PAPERS. THIS JUST CAME UP. LOOK. THIS WAS HIM. THEY PRESENTED ME THIS. THIS ISSED OR THE RECORD.; a BUT THEY PRESENTED ME THIS.; a THIS WAS HIM. THIS WAS THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AND HIM >> WOW. >> WE LOOKED AT SOME. THIS WAS HIM. THIS WASN'T DONE BY ME. THIS WAS HIM. ALL SORTS OF STUFF. PAGES LONG. LET'S

SEE HERE. >> YEP. >> ISN'T THAT AMAZING? THIS TOTALLY WINS MY CASE, YOU KNOW. >> UH-HUH. >> EXCEPT IT IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET. SECRET INFORMATION. LOOK AT THIS. >> HILLARY WOULD PRINT THAT OUT ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW. PRIVATE EMAIL. >> SEND IT TO ANTHONY WIENER. >> YEAH >> PERVERT. >> PLEASE PRINT. >> BY THE WAY, ISN'T THAT INCREDIBLE. >> YEAH. >> WOW. WE WERE TALKING

ABOUT IT. HE WANTED TO ATTACK IRAN. ; a . >> THIS WAS DONE BY THE MILITARY, GIVEN TO ME. I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY -- ; a . WE'LL HAVE TO SEE. WE'LL HAVE TO TRY TO -- >> DECLASSIFY IT. >> YEAH. >> AS PRESIDENT I COULD HAVE DECLASSIFIED IT. NOW I CAN'T. >> NOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM. >> ISN'T THAT INTERESTING. ; a >> SO

COOL. LOOK -- YOU PROBABLY ALMOST DIDN'T BELIEVE ME, BUT NOW YOU ; a BELIEVE ME. >> NO, I BELIEVED YOU. >> INCREDIBLE, RIGHT? >> THE AUDIO YOU JUST LISTENED ; a TO IS CRUCIAL EVIDENCE IN ; a a MISHANDLING OF CLASSIFIED ; a INFORMATION AFTER HE LEFT THE ; a WHITE HOUSE. OVERNIGHT, TRUMP RESPONDED ; a WRITING ON TRUTH SOCIAL, QUOTE, THE DERANGED SPECIAL PROSECUTOR JACK

SMITH WORKING WITH THE DOJ AND FBI LEAKED AND QUOTE SPUN A; a a a THAN WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE YOU ; a BELIEVE. SARA, WHEN YOU LISTENED TO THIS, WHEN YOU TALKED TO LAWYERS AND SOURCES, HOW DAMNING DO THEY ; a a >> Reporter: YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ; a BEFORE WE EVER HEARD THE AUDIO TAPE THAT IT WILL BE CLEAR

TO YOU WHEN YOU FINALLY DO HEAR TH; a AUDIO WHY THIS IS SUCH A BOON ; a FOR PROSECUTORS, WHY THIS IS SO DAMNING FOR DONALD TRUMP.; a BUT I THINK WHEN YOU LISTEN TO ; a a SAYING THINGS LIKE, I'LL SHOW ; a YOU AN EXAMPLE. THESE ARE THE PAPERS. AND THEN THERE'S THIS SORT OF ; a a APPEARS TO BE REFERRING TO THIS DOCUMENT

ABOUT A POTENTIAL ATTACK ON IRAN AND HE'S IN THIS; a MEETING WE KNOW WITH AUTO BIOGRAPHERS WORKING ON A MARK MEADOWS AUTOBIOGRAPHY WITH TWO STAFFER STAFFERS, NONE OF WHOM HAVE ; a CLEARANCE. HE NO LONGER HAS THE POWER ; a a PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,; a TO DECLASSIFY IT. AND HE SORT OF CALLOUS IN HOW ; a . EVERYONE IS LAUGHING. HE'S TALKING ABOUT BRING

ME SOME COKES IN. AT ONE POINT A STAFFER SAYS NOW; a YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN HE'S ; a DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENT. AND SO THERE'S THIS VERY SORT O; a a a NATION'S TOP SECRETS. >> DO WE KNOW WHERE THESE ; a I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY SIMPLE QUESTION, BUT THEY DID A; a PRIVATE COMPANY DID A SEARCH OF; a a FIND ANYTHING. THE FBI

DIDN'T OVERSEE THAT SEARCH. THAT'S NOT ODD. THEY WOULDN'T. BUT I THINK THE QUESTION IS NOW, DO THEY HAVE THE DOCUMENT?; a IF THEY DON'T, ARE THAT GOING T; a SEARCH BEDMINSTER? >> YEAH IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION WITHOUT A SIMPLE ANSWER AT THIS POINT, POPPY. IT WOULD BE LATE IN THE GAME TO; a a THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN CHARGED WE KNOW THAT THE TRUMP TEAM

WAS SUBPOENAED FOR THIS DOCUMENT.; a THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO PRODUCE IT. BUT WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS IF PROSECUTORS MAY ALREADY HAVE ; a THIS FROM THE BOXES THAT WERE RETURNED TO THE ARCHIVES FROM A; a EARLIER SEARCH. WE DON'T KNOW THAT AT THIS POINT. WE DO KNOW, LOOK, THERE IS OTHE; a CORROBORATING EVIDENCE PROSECUTORS MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE ; a . WE KNOW THEY TALKED

TO MARK MILLEY AND ONE OF THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETING. IT'S PROBABLY LIKELY THEY TALKED TO MORE PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETING AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A ; a DESCRIPTION, OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS UP IN MARK MEADOW'S BOOK. SO PROSECUTORS WILL BE LOOKING ; a TO PIECE TOGETHER ALL OF THAT ; a EVIDENCE. BUT LET'S JUST TAKE A LISTEN TO HOW DONALD TRUMP IS

TRYING TO SPIN THIS DOCUMENT ON FOX. >> THERE WAS NO DOCUMENT.; a THAT WAS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PAPERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TALKING ABOUT IRAN AND OTHER THINGS. AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN HELD UP OR; a a . I DIDN'T HAVE A DOCUMENT PER SE; a THERE WAS NOTHING TO DECLASSIFY; a a a SAY IT'S NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND ARTICLES. WE'LL WAIT AND SEE WHAT OTHER ;

a EVIDENCE COMES OUT AS THIS CASE; a . >> MURRAY, CAN I ASK YOU THIS BIZARRE, OH THIS OTHER THING.; a ONE OF THE AIDES WILL BE ; a ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES THAT HE ; a a CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT. WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING? >> Reporter: WELL, SORT OF LIKE; a . a APPROPRIATE FLORIDA COUNSEL AT ; a . HE COULD NOT BE PROPERLY ; a ARRAIGNED. WE'RE

EXPECTING HIM TO SHOW UP AGAIN IN COURT FOR HIS PROPER ; a ARRAIGNMENT. WE BELIEVE HE'LL ENTER A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY. IT SHOULD BE A PRETTY QUICK ; a IT'S AN IMPORTANT MOVE FOR THE CASE, THOUGH. YOU NEED ALL OF THESE DEFENDANT; a ENTERED SO THEY CAN SET A ; a a ATTORNEYS CAN AGREE TO AND ; a FIGURE OUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO;

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