Earlier this month, actor Tom Arnold made claims to Dori Monson’s Seattle-based radio show that he has unreleased recordings of president-elect Donald Trump making racist, lewd and inflammatory statements when he was host of The Apprentice. Arnold said the tapes allegedly feature Trump using “the N-word,” “the C-word” and that he can be heard calling his son a “retard.”
On Christmas Day, Arnold took to Twitter to update followers on where the tapes currently are and what needs to happen to have them released.
The actor, who had previously taken to Twitter to say that Trump’s camp had contacted him about a defamation suit over the claims, laid out a litany of tweets regarding the tapes in response to a question from fellow actor Michael Rapaport concerning the recordings. “Tom, you talking sideways. Where Dem Tapes At?” Rapaport tweeted.
“1. I’m going 2 explain cause I know U rode Trump’s butt for the 5 yrs it took him 2 confirm Obama’s legitimacy. I received tape via program,” Arnold wrote in a response.
Arnold went on to address the privacy of the tapes, tweeting they “had a limited password” and that when he “received [the tapes] no one thought Trump would be Pres.”
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Also referenced in Arnold’s tweets were Putin, JFK, the Russian hacking scandal, John McCain’s POW internment and Trump’s “playmate girlfriends.” Arnold also tweeted about his own personal “risk” in bringing up the existence of the tapes, calling it a “terrible career move.”
In conclusion, Arnold assured his followers that “all will be revealed soon” and that “Watergate level journalists are on top of this.”
On Monday, it appeared the two actors connected off social media, as Rapaport tweeted that he spoke to Arnold in private and that the release of the tapes “isn’t as easy as one would think,” He then added, “It’s not over.”
I wanna say I spoke to @TomArnold in private & as much as
I Want Dem Tapes,this isn’t as easy as one would think & it’s not over.— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) December 26, 2016
Read all of Arnold’s tweets below.
1. I’m going 2 explain cause I know U rode Trump’s butt for the 5 yrs it took him 2 confirm Obama’s legitimacy. I received tape via program https://t.co/scvnHYpEuV
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
2. Used in our biz 2 prevent piracy. Had a limited time password. When I received no one thought Trump would be Pres. When it became real https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
3. People got scared. Can’t blame them. Me & my fam get threatened by Alt Right nuts a lot plus only Billy Bush’s career was hurt by “grab https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
4. Her by the pussy” tape. Normally I don’t think a persons private life should affect job. Didn’t say anything about Natl Enquirer paying https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
5. Off Trumps playmate girlfriends. Plus he’d always been nice to me but he became a bully. John McCain’s POW heroism, Cruz’s dad killing https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
6. JFK Etc. Not the guy I knew & he was stoking racism. Lying. Basically saying anything to get elected contradicting himself. Then the https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
7. Russian hack happened. That and him lying about releasing his taxes. I knew he’d spoken to Putin 2013 in Moscow during Miss Universe https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
8. Contest from NBC guy that was with him. I shot a movie “produced” by one of his bus partners & Putin pal. Very chatty. This was 2015 so https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
9. Of course he didn’t think he was telling tales about what happened in 2013 to a US President. You have to see his taxes. These tapes https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
10. Are disgusting but not illegal. I’m not going to out the little guy but I personally confronted 7 powerful Hollywood people who have https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
11. Everything. They hate me now. Terrible career move but I believe if Russia has something they can blackmail our president with its worth https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
12. The risk to me. Plus I’m a 57 year old father of 1 & 3 yr olds. I want to do all I can so there’s a safe America for them. Call me & I https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
13. Will give you the names of the 7 big shots and you can risk your livelihood and confront them too. All will be reviewed soon. Smart https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
14. Watergate level journalists are ontop of this. https://t.co/scvnHY836l
— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) December 26, 2016
