In a new recording dated March 10, 2016, obtained by “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” CNN president Zucker speaking to then-Trump attorney Michael Cohen, boasted of the importance of his network, telling Cohen “you cannot be elected president of the United States without CNN.”
“You guys have had great instincts, great guts, and great understanding of everything,” Zucker told Cohen. “But you’re missing the boat on how it works going forward.”
“I’m very conscious of not putting too much in email, as you’re a lawyer, as you understand,” Zucker is heard telling Cohen. “And, you know, as fond as I am of the boss, he also has a tendency, like, you know, if I call him or I email him, he then is capable of going out at his next rally and saying that we just talked and I can’t have that if you know what I’m saying.”
He continued, “It’s not that I don’t want to talk to [Trump] every day. I’ve just got to be careful, because, I’ve just got to be careful …Â I just don’t want him talking about it on the campaign trail …Â But you know what? I’m going to give him a call right now and I’m going wish him luck in the debate tonight.”
