Are full transcripts or verified audio recordings available of Donald Trump's 2006 Howard Stern interview about Ivanka?
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Executive summary
Audio and partial transcripts of Donald Trump’s Howard Stern appearances — including a February 2006 program in which Ivanka and Donald Jr. joined him — have circulated widely online and in news reporting; CNN and outlets cite recorded clips and CNN’s KFile reviewed dozens of Stern-Trump tapes [1] [2]. Commercial archives and fan sites have hosted full transcripts and audio collections, though some were later taken down at SiriusXM’s request and availability varies [3] [4].
1. What the public record shows about the 2006 interview
Multiple news outlets and archival sites identify a February/October 2006 Howard Stern show where Trump discussed Ivanka’s appearance and where Stern asked about implants; CNN’s reporting, cited by Politico and others, surfaced clips from 2006 showing those exchanges [1] [5] [6]. Roll Call’s transcript archive lists interviews from late 2005 and 2006 featuring extensive Trump-Stern dialogue, indicating transcripts exist in public databases compiled by media researchers [7] [8].
2. Where full audio and transcripts have been hosted
A combination of commercial archives and independent fan projects have collected Stern-Trump material. Newsweek reported obtaining full audio and transcripts of 15 hours of Trump on Stern — an archive that was compiled after anonymous files were shared with Factba.se — demonstrating that full-session material has been aggregated and reviewed by journalists [4]. Independent sites like “Trump on Stern” have published episode pages claiming to host nearly every Trump appearance, though those pages note takedown requests from Sirius/XM [9] [10] [3].
3. Legal and platform constraints that affect availability
Howard Stern’s content is controlled by SiriusXM and former broadcast partners; Rolling Stone and the Chicago Tribune reported Stern resisted re-releasing old Trump tapes publicly because he considered airing them now a “betrayal” of guests and Stern or SiriusXM have asserted control over distribution [11] [12]. The “TrumpOnStern.com” site itself acknowledges Sirius/XM ordered it to take down audio, which explains why material that once circulated can be removed or hard to find [3].
4. What news organizations have actually published
Major outlets have published excerpts and clips rather than always posting full unedited sessions. CNN’s KFile and subsequent coverage by Politico, The Independent and People excerpted and cited audio demonstrating Trump’s comments about Ivanka and permission for Stern’s language; they relied on archived audio that was publicly circulating or provided to newsrooms [1] [5] [2]. Snopes and fact-checkers have examined viral clips from 2006 and contextualized them as excerpts from broadcast interviews [13].
5. How to locate verified material responsibly
Available reporting indicates verified material has been obtained by news organizations and researchers (Newsweek’s archive, CNN’s KFile), so the most reliable route is to consult primary reporting that links to evidence rather than random social posts [4] [1]. Fan archives once hosted near-complete collections — see TrumpOnStern entries for February 27, 2006 — but takedown notices and platform removals mean those sources can be temporally inconsistent [10] [3].
6. Conflicting claims and pitfalls for researchers
Some social posts compress or re-edit clips, prompting fact-checkers like Snopes to step in; viral captions have occasionally overstated context [13]. Media outlets vary in the depth of what they publish: some present short clips or transcripts of select passages while others report on larger archives. That creates a patchwork where “full transcript” may exist in archival databases (as Roll Call and Newsweek report) but public access to complete, verified audio can be restricted by rights holders and platform takedowns [8] [4] [3].
7. What’s not established in the sources
Available sources do not mention a single, official public repository hosted by Howard Stern or SiriusXM that makes every Trump-Stern interview freely downloadable in perpetuity; instead, reporting describes third-party archives, journalist access, and selective public excerpts [11] [4] [3]. Sources do not provide a direct, currently working URL under Howard Stern’s or SiriusXM’s control offering the full 2006 program for listening.
Bottom line
Verified excerpts and partial transcripts of Trump’s 2006 Howard Stern interviews — including the episodes with Ivanka present and the “voluptuous”/implant exchanges — are documented in mainstream reporting and archived collections [1] [2] [4]. Full-session audio and transcripts have been compiled by researchers and outlets, but public availability is uneven because of platform takedowns and rights enforcement; consult reputable reporting (CNN/KFile, Newsweek, Roll Call) rather than unverified social clips to confirm specific lines and timestamps [1] [4] [8].