washington 2016 top aide donald trump say sunday believe republican presidential front-runner pose spokesman brag personal life controversy come democrats sharpen attack billionaire character washington post release audio record friday man identify trump publicist john miller talk real estate tycoon romantic encounter 1991 conversation people magazine reporter listen tape appear cnn state union show senior trump adviser paul manafort say believe republican candidate voice despite past admissions sometimes use pseudonym could barely understand manafort say tell donald trump say believe him trump tell nbc today show friday voice although admit years past use least one pseudonym speak reporters original people article run 1991 winkingly describe miller mysterious pr man sound like donald within days article sue carswell people reporter originally make record report trump admit pose miller joke apologize trump early month effectively lock republican nomination run nov. presidential election work try unify party many leaders oppose candidacy lead democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton ally describe trump deceptive hone treatment women clinton begin attack trump aggressively since effectively secure nomination deride character recently suggest hide something release tax return trump react angrily criticism sometimes reduce women appearances turn criticize clinton husband bill clinton treat women accuse former president sexual indiscretions bill clinton admit extra-marital affairs two women monica lewinsky white house intern gennifer flower singer actor arkansas sunday trump use twitter account deride new york time article several women say unnerve years comment look unwelcome advance article also say good track record promote women senior position rare real estate industry everyone laugh nytimes lame hit piece women go one message post trump account sunday democratic president barack obama use commencement speech university sunday criticize trump position include proposal temporarily ban non-american muslims enter unite state isolate disparage muslims suggest treat differently come enter country betrayal value americans tell students rutgers university new jersey although widely report early 1990s trump sometimes pose fake spokesman order shape media coverage record say occurrence emerge days ago quickly ripple american media comedy television program saturday night live show skit actor pose trump call reporters pretend spokesman name john pepperoni trump willingness pose fake spokesman first emerge 1990 testify lawsuit use pseudonym john baron sometimes render news report john barron speak journalists telephone lot people use pen name newsday quote trump say testimony ernest hemingway use one trump aide dismiss audio tape democrats raise character issue