BEAUTY PAGEANTS Trump Said He Got Into The Pageant Business Because He “Really Had Nothing Else To Do.” McEWEN: “Why did you get into the pageant business? How did you get into the pageant business?” TRUMP: “Well, I really had nothing else to do. I mean, you know, it's one of those things. We--we just had this opportunity. ITT was selling the pageant. I guess I was somebody that was interested in it. I watched Marla perform so nicely at the Miss Universe Pageant and I said, 'This is a great event.' And this could really be a great event, so I bought it and then I made a deal with CBS. And they are terrific people. Peter Lund and--and Les Moonves who's--who's incredible and doing an incredible job. And so we made the deal, and I have a fantastic partner and we're really happy about it.” [This Morning, CBS, 1/28/97] Trump On Miss Universe Pageant Winner: “She Weighed 118 Pounds, Or 117 Pounds, And She Went Up To 160 Or 170. So This Is Somebody That Likes To Eat.” COOPER: “Enter the man Alisa calls her new boss. You got it, The Donald. Trumpand his wife, Marla, purchased the Miss Universe pageant earlier this month. And Trump decided this investment needed a little extra attention.” TRUMP: “She weighed 118 pounds, or 117 pounds, and she went up to 160 or 170. So this is somebody that likes to eat.” COOPER: “Now instead of steaks and French fries, it's medicine balls and jump ropes for Alisa; that is, when there's room enough to exercise.” [This Morning, CBS, 1/29/97] Trump: “I Happen To Have Very Good Taste When It Comes To Beauty, And I Do Pick People.” ANDERSON: “In her book, Donald, she says, and I quote, ‘It became clear that the point of the whole exercise was for him to divide the room between the girls he personally found attractive and those he did not.’ Is that true?” TRUMP: “It’s all very simple. First of all, it is not factual, but it’s all very simple. I happen to have very good taste when it comes to beauty, and I do pick people. However, with all of that being said, I shake hands with the girls. I’m nice to them. I’m nice to everybody.” [Showbiz Tonight, CNN, 11/12/09] BUSINESS ASSOCIATES Donald Trump Stated, Under Oath, That He Did Not Know Felix Sater, A Twice- Convicted Felon With Ties To The Mafia, But Trump Named Sater A Senior Business Adviser In 2010 And Appeared In Numerous Photos With Him. “A newly- revealed video deposition shows real-estate mogul Donald Trump confused when asked under oath about his relationship to a twice-convicted felon with ties to the Mafia. Trump has long faced allegations of connections to the mob, but his relationship with Felix Sater — who pleaded guilty in 1998 to racketeering in a fraud scheme involving the Genovese and Bonanno crime families — represents a more direct link between the presidential candidate and organized crime. ‘If he were sitting in the room right now, I really wouldn't know what he looked like,’ Trump testified in the video deposition, which was obtained by ABC News. But Trump reportedly named Sater as a senior business adviser in 2010. The Russian émigré carried a Trump Organization business card with the title ‘Senior Advisor to Donald Trump’ and appeared in numerous photos with Trump.” [New York Daily News, 12/10/15] Confidential Page 69