A former adviser to Donald Trump has released a tape that purports to be a secret recording of a phone call between her and the president, after she was dismissed from her role.
Omarosa Manigault Newman (pictured above) released the tape ahead of the launch of her book, Unhinged, in which she reportedly makes several explosive claims, including Trump’s alleged repeated use of the N-word.
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