Tony's Diary Package — page 1092

catch Trump's eye they would pounce on anyone garnering public adulation, something the president was temperamentally unable to abide? And was there any upside to the rest of us knowing what animates a couple of amateur dirty tricksters, wannabe Roger Stones minus the charisma and connections? Andrade, having been in the muck with these two, thought people should know. She had not acted nobly--and had taken money for not acting nobly-- to try to bring down a man she had never met. Disgust with the enterprise made her want Wohl and Burkman to admit what they'd put her up to. The deciding factor to get them on tape, however, was Wohl asking her to provide another girl. "I ignored his inquiry about this," she writes. "But it led me to feel like I needed to blow the whistle." *** During the nine-minute, 35-second call, Wohl and Burkman do not cover themselves in glory. They hector Andrade when she says she's feeling paranoid and wants reassurance that everything's fine. "What could be wrong, Diana?" Wohl asks. "You did a good job, you got paid. What's the problem? What seems to be the issue? You're freaking out. You're texting me late at night. What's the issue?" "What's the problem? What's your problem?" echoes Burkman. "Tell me what the problem is? What's your problem?" She says she's uncomfortable with the money they gave her, some guy showing up, claiming to be a lawyer, with his face hidden by a cap. "Is he even a real lawyer?" she asks. "I looked him up." "Yeah, he's a real lawyer," Wohl says. "He's a good lawyer," and then goes on to brag about that lawyer's White House connections. It's possible that a White House-connected lawyer might have hand-delivered five figures in cash to Andrade in Los Angeles. It's also possible Wohl made