QUEEN OF SOUL WHO DIED TODAY AT 76.

76. WE START WITH OUR NBC NEWS

WE START WITH OUR NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE.

EXCLUSIVE. A NEW SECRETLY RECORDED TAPE

A NEW SECRETLY RECORDED TAPE FROM INSIDE THE WORLD OF DONALD

FROM INSIDE THE WORLD OF DONALD TRUMP AND AN INTERVIEW WITH A

TRUMP AND AN INTERVIEW WITH A FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE WHO MADE

FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE WHO MADE THAT TAPE, OMAROSA MANIGAULT

THAT TAPE, OMAROSA MANIGAULT NEWMAN.

NEWMAN. THE NEW TAPE INVOLVES A

THE NEW TAPE INVOLVES A CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT

CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND

TRUMP'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND CAMPAIGN ADVISER, LARA TRUMP,

CAMPAIGN ADVISER, LARA TRUMP, ONE THAT'S DETAILED IN HER NEW

ONE THAT'S DETAILED IN HER NEW MEMOIR, IT'S CALLED "UNHINGED."

MEMOIR, IT'S CALLED "UNHINGED." JUST DAYS AFTER SHE WAS FIRED

JUST DAYS AFTER SHE WAS FIRED FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, A FEW

FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, A FEW NOTES, FIRST OF ALL, ON WHAT YOU

NOTES, FIRST OF ALL, ON WHAT YOU WILL SOON HERE.

WILL SOON HERE. OMAROSA GAVE NBC NEWS FOUR AUDIO

OMAROSA GAVE NBC NEWS FOUR AUDIO CLIPS.

CLIPS. WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THEM BACK TO

WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THEM BACK TO YOU.

YOU. OUR PRODUCER HAS HEARD THE FULL

OUR PRODUCER HAS HEARD THE FULL VERSION OF THAT TAPE.

VERSION OF THAT TAPE. WE CAN TELL YOU THAT THESE CLIPS

WE CAN TELL YOU THAT THESE CLIPS ARE IN PROPER CONTEXT.

ARE IN PROPER CONTEXT. ALSO, DURING THE AUDIO YOU'RE

ALSO, DURING THE AUDIO YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR, LARA TRUMP

ABOUT TO HEAR, LARA TRUMP MENTIONS A "NEW YORK TIMES"

MENTIONS A "NEW YORK TIMES" ARTICLE.

ARTICLE. NBC NEWS BELIEVES IT IS THIS

NBC NEWS BELIEVES IT IS THIS ARTICLE, PUBLISHED ONE DAY

ARTICLE, PUBLISHED ONE DAY BEFORE THIS CONVERSATION TOOK

BEFORE THIS CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE.

PLACE. THE HEADLINE, ONLY ROSA, LEAVING

THE HEADLINE, ONLY ROSA, LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE, SUGGESTS THE

THE WHITE HOUSE, SUGGESTS THE SHOW WILL GO ON, IN WHICH SHE

SHOW WILL GO ON, IN WHICH SHE SUGGESTS SHE HAS A STORY TO

SUGGESTS SHE HAS A STORY TO TELL.

TELL. LET'S GET RIGHT TO OUR GUEST.

LET'S GET RIGHT TO OUR GUEST. FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE TO

FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, ALSO,

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, ALSO, PERHAPS YOU'VE HEARD, AUTHOR OF

PERHAPS YOU'VE HEARD, AUTHOR OF A NEW BOOK.

A NEW BOOK. BEFORE WE GET TO THE AUDIO, I

BEFORE WE GET TO THE AUDIO, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE TIMING

WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE RELEASE OF THESE TAPES.

OF THE RELEASE OF THESE TAPES. WHY TODAY?

WHY TODAY? >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AS

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AS PEOPLE QUESTION THE CREDIBILITY

PEOPLE QUESTION THE CREDIBILITY OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE IN

OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE IN "HUNDRED"

"HUNDRED" "UNHINGED," THAT'S WHAT THE

"UNHINGED," THAT'S WHAT THE RIGHT IS SAYING.

RIGHT IS SAYING. NONE OF THESE STORIES ARE TRUE.

NONE OF THESE STORIES ARE TRUE. SHE DOESN'T HAVE CREDIBILITY.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE CREDIBILITY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOT

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOT ONLY TO POINT TO THESE THINGS,

ONLY TO POINT TO THESE THINGS, BUT TO ALSO BLOW THE WHISTLE ON

BUT TO ALSO BLOW THE WHISTLE ON THE CORRUPTION OF THE THINGS

THE CORRUPTION OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THIS

THAT ARE GOING ON IN THIS FAMILY, IN THIS ADMINISTRATION

FAMILY, IN THIS ADMINISTRATION AND IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

AND IN THIS CAMPAIGN. >> LET'S PLAY THE AUDIO.

>> LET'S PLAY THE AUDIO. TO BE CLEAR TO OUR VIEWERS, TO

TO BE CLEAR TO OUR VIEWERS, TO BE CLEAR TO OUR LISTENERS AS

BE CLEAR TO OUR LISTENERS AS WELL, YOU'VE PROVIDED FOUR

WELL, YOU'VE PROVIDED FOUR CLIPS.

CLIPS. YOU SELECTED THESE CLIPS FROM A

YOU SELECTED THESE CLIPS FROM A CONVERSATION YOU HAD WITH LARA

CONVERSATION YOU HAD WITH LARA TRUMP.

TRUMP. ALL OF THESE CHARACTERIZED

ALL OF THESE CHARACTERIZED TOWARDS THE END OF YOUR BOOK.

TOWARDS THE END OF YOUR BOOK. TAKE A LISTEN.

TAKE A LISTEN. >> LISTEN, OBVIOUSLY, WITH,

>> LISTEN, OBVIOUSLY, WITH, LIKE, "THE NEW YORK TIMES"

LIKE, "THE NEW YORK TIMES" ARTICLE AND STUFF, YOU KNOW,

ARTICLE AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S --

IT'S, IT'S -- >> WHAT'S THE NEW YORK TIME

>> WHAT'S THE NEW YORK TIME ARTICLE?

ARTICLE? >> THE ONE THAT -- THE ONE

>> THE ONE THAT -- THE ONE THAT -- IT WAS IN "THE NEW YORK

THAT -- IT WAS IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES."

TIMES." THEY WROTE ABOUT YOU.

THEY WROTE ABOUT YOU. IT SOUNDS A LITTLE LIKE,

IT SOUNDS A LITTLE LIKE, OBVIOUSLY, THAT THERE ARE SOME

OBVIOUSLY, THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU'VE GOT IN THE BACK

THINGS YOU'VE GOT IN THE BACK POCKET TO PULL OUT.

POCKET TO PULL OUT. CLEARLY, IF YOU COME ON BOARD

CLEARLY, IF YOU COME ON BOARD THE CAMPAIGN, LIKE, WE CAN'T

THE CAMPAIGN, LIKE, WE CAN'T HAVE -- WE GOT TO --

HAVE -- WE GOT TO -- >> OH, GOD, NO --

>> OH, GOD, NO -- >> -- EVERYBODY POSITIVE, RIGHT?

>> -- EVERYBODY POSITIVE, RIGHT? SO THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE

SO THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER, WHERE WE'RE TALKING

TO CONSIDER, WHERE WE'RE TALKING SALARY, AS FAR AS THE CAMPAIGN

SALARY, AS FAR AS THE CAMPAIGN IS CONCERNED IS THAT, AS YOU

IS CONCERNED IS THAT, AS YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS PUBLIC.

KNOW, EVERYTHING IS PUBLIC. UM, AND THAT ALL THE MONEY THAT

UM, AND THAT ALL THE MONEY THAT WE RAISE AND THAT PAYS SALARIES

WE RAISE AND THAT PAYS SALARIES IS DIRECTLY FROM DONORS.

IS DIRECTLY FROM DONORS. SMALL DONOR DOLLARS FOR THE MOST

SMALL DONOR DOLLARS FOR THE MOST PART.

PART. SO I KNOW YOU WERE MAKING 179 AT

SO I KNOW YOU WERE MAKING 179 AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE WHITE HOUSE. AND I THINK WE CAN WORK

AND I THINK WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT WHERE WE KEEP YOU

SOMETHING OUT WHERE WE KEEP YOU RIGHT ALONG THOSE LINES.

RIGHT ALONG THOSE LINES. UM, SPECIFICALLY, LET ME SEE, I

UM, SPECIFICALLY, LET ME SEE, I HAVEN'T EVEN ADDED UP THE

HAVEN'T EVEN ADDED UP THE NUMBERS.

NUMBERS. BUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE,

BUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, 15K A MONTH.

15K A MONTH. UM, LET ME SEE WHAT THAT ADDS UP

UM, LET ME SEE WHAT THAT ADDS UP TO.

TO. TIMES 12.

TIMES 12. YES, THAT'S $180,000.

YES, THAT'S $180,000. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE A FAIR DEAL

DOES THAT SOUND LIKE A FAIR DEAL FOR YOU?

FOR YOU? IN TERMS OF YOUR POSITION,

IN TERMS OF YOUR POSITION, SPECIFICALLY, I REALLY FEEL LIKE

SPECIFICALLY, I REALLY FEEL LIKE YOUR POSITION WOULD REQUIRE, YOU

YOUR POSITION WOULD REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, YOU TO BE ABLE TO BE

KNOW, YOU TO BE ABLE TO BE FLEXIBLE IN TERMS OF WHERE YOU

FLEXIBLE IN TERMS OF WHERE YOU ARE.

ARE. SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, COME TO

SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, COME TO NEW YORK FOR OCCASIONAL

NEW YORK FOR OCCASIONAL MEETINGS.

MEETINGS. BUT I WOULD LOVE, IF YOU COULD,

BUT I WOULD LOVE, IF YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, OCCASIONALLY GO DO

YOU KNOW, OCCASIONALLY GO DO SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND THAT

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND THAT SORT OF THING FOR US.

SORT OF THING FOR US. I THINK YOU'D BE AWESOME DOING

I THINK YOU'D BE AWESOME DOING THAT.

THAT. SO IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER

SO IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.

WHERE YOU ARE. IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE STAYING IN

IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE STAYING IN D.C., THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE,

D.C., THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE

WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU --

YOU -- >> WE SHOULD POINT OUT HERE, NO

>> WE SHOULD POINT OUT HERE, NO RESPONSE SO FAR FROM LARA TRUMP

RESPONSE SO FAR FROM LARA TRUMP OR THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN.

OR THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN. WE HAVE REACHED OUT FOR A

WE HAVE REACHED OUT FOR A COMMENT.

COMMENT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CONTENT OF

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE TAPE IN JUST A MOMENT.

THE TAPE IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST OF ALL, WHY GIVE US

BUT FIRST OF ALL, WHY GIVE US THOSE FOUR?

THOSE FOUR? >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I PLAYED

>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I PLAYED THE FULL ENTIRE CONVERSATION FOR

THE FULL ENTIRE CONVERSATION FOR YOUR PRODUCERS BECAUSE THAT WAS

YOUR PRODUCERS BECAUSE THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO VERIFY,

IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO VERIFY, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO SHOW

BUT I REALLY WANTED TO SHOW EVERYTHING IN THIS BOOK,

EVERYTHING IN THIS BOOK, EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN QUOTATIONS

EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN QUOTATIONS CAN BE VERIFIED, HAS BEEN

CAN BE VERIFIED, HAS BEEN CORROBORATED AND IS DOCUMENTED.

CORROBORATED AND IS DOCUMENTED. AND THESE CLIPS ARE SPECIFICALLY

AND THESE CLIPS ARE SPECIFICALLY THE OUTLINE OF THE SCENE.

THE OUTLINE OF THE SCENE. >> CAN YOU CHARACTERIZE WHAT WAS

>> CAN YOU CHARACTERIZE WHAT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE TAPE WE PLAYED

LEFT OUT OF THE TAPE WE PLAYED VERSUS THE TAPE OUR PRODUCER

VERSUS THE TAPE OUR PRODUCER LISTENED TO?

LISTENED TO? >> THERE WAS A LOT OF BACK AND

>> THERE WAS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH.