Lemon on ‘Infamous Access Hollywood Tape’: Five Years Ago Tonight, Is When We Can Say ‘Nothing Matters Anymore’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ watching Don Lemon tonight ░░░░░░░░ the big star d ░░░░░░░░ taking on the big ░░░░░░░░ of the day about ░░░░░░░░ the Trump people will ░░░░░░░░ to keep the big ░░░░░░░░ alive To keep it ░░░░░░░░ And look I m ░░░░░░░░ to start though at ░░░░░░░░ the beginning of my ░░░░░░░░ with the anniversary Do ░░░░░░░░ know what this five ░░░░░░░░ ago tonight was What ░░░░░░░░ five years ago tonight ░░░░░░░░ years ago tonight everybody ░░░░░░░░ it was over Let ░░░░░░░░ go back Five years ░░░░░░░░ tonight is when we ░░░░░░░░ say nothing really started ░░░░░░░░ matter You know that ░░░░░░░░ saying nothing matters anymore ░░░░░░░░ really think the tape ░░░░░░░░ that much Oh my ░░░░░░░░ If you for what ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ infamous access Hollywood tape ░░░░░░░░ Five years ago tonight ░░░░░░░░ was the person on ░░░░░░░░ air saying we re ░░░░░░░░ on a response we ░░░░░░░░ waiting on a response ░░░░░░░░ got the thing from ░░░░░░░░ president or whatever Here ░░░░░░░░ the access Hollywood tape ░░░░░░░░ re waiting for not ░░░░░░░░ president For Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ was I acandidate then ░░░░░░░░ respond to respond to ░░░░░░░░ We were on air ░░░░░░░░ night waited and then ░░░░░░░░ hostage video came out ░░░░░░░░ like he shot it ░░░░░░░░ the back room at ░░░░░░░░ a Lago or something ░░░░░░░░ at Trump Tower And ░░░░░░░░ I mean even his ░░░░░░░░ people many of the ░░░░░░░░ who were hugging and ░░░░░░░░ him now came on ░░░░░░░░ very show saying I ░░░░░░░░ t support the man ░░░░░░░░ don t see how ░░░░░░░░ could do this how ░░░░░░░░ could brag I have ░░░░░░░░ I have daughters I ░░░░░░░░ all these things And ░░░░░░░░ lo and behold Do ░░░░░░░░ know who didn t ░░░░░░░░ it Angry disaffected frustrated ░░░░░░░░ scared white people all ░░░░░░░░ the country who said ░░░░░░░░ politicians are bums He ░░░░░░░░ no different than the ░░░░░░░░ of them except at ░░░░░░░░ he ll fight for ░░░░░░░░ he gets it Yeah ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ t weigh at the ░░░░░░░░ The media you know ░░░░░░░░ its scalps and made ░░░░░░░░ points But they didn ░░░░░░░░ put a scratch on ░░░░░░░░ teflon don How d ░░░░░░░░ work out for them ░░░░░░░░ d it work out ░░░░░░░░ him I mean this ░░░░░░░░ is the most judgmentproof ░░░░░░░░ rebuttal report from the ░░░░░░░░ judiciary the minority members ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans the president ░░░░░░░░ emar tus grassleygrass Grassley ░░░░░░░░ said Trump asked Pence ░░░░░░░░ do things that are ░░░░░░░░ that rebuttal report is ░░░░░░░░ of the most embarrassing ░░░░░░░░ I ve ever seen ░░░░░░░░ the public space It ░░░░░░░░ worse than a disservice ░░░░░░░░ justice It is proof ░░░░░░░░ of service to the ░░░░░░░░ lieig lie and Trump ░░░░░░░░ they had to do ░░░░░░░░ put out one piece ░░░░░░░░ of paper that said ░░░░░░░░ he is too powerful ░░░░░░░░ unless he comes and ░░░░░░░░ all of our mamas ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ let him have his ░░░░░░░░ That s what that ░░░░░░░░ says That s the ░░░░░░░░ To say that it ░░░░░░░░ the worst out of ░░░░░░░░ the things that have ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller report that ░░░░░░░░ really damning Then you ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general of ░░░░░░░░ United States Right Changing ░░░░░░░░ narrative about that Then ░░░░░░░░ had the Ukraine phone ░░░░░░░░ And then you had ░░░░░░░░ trying to overturn the ░░░░░░░░ And so many many ░░░░░░░░ things To say that ░░░░░░░░ the worst This rebuttal ░░░░░░░░ not the worst I ░░░░░░░░ saying it s the ░░░░░░░░ document of its kind ░░░░░░░░ ve ever looked at ░░░░░░░░ what they re saying ░░░░░░░░ all those things don ░░░░░░░░ re all in the ░░░░░░░░ bucket he never succeeded ░░░░░░░░ any of them He ░░░░░░░░ t get Ukraine to ░░░░░░░░ out dirt on Biden ░░░░░░░░ didn t get Russia ░░░░░░░░ find more stuff on ░░░░░░░░ guys None of it ░░░░░░░░ So what are you ░░░░░░░░ about Just because it ░░░░░░░░ t work Well say ░░░░░░░░ to Nixon Is there ░░░░░░░░ as an attempted crime ░░░░░░░░ one said that about ░░░░░░░░ or Nixon didn t ░░░░░░░░ the juice within had ░░░░░░░░ that this guy does ░░░░░░░░ ve got a lot ░░░░░░░░ news I shall see ░░░░░░░░ You shall make your ░░░░░░░░ and I will watch ░░░░░░░░ I love you d ░░░░░░░░ Oh more than you ░░░░░░░░ Thank you sir I ░░░░░░░░ see you later This ░░░░░░░░ Don Lemon tonight and ░░░░░░░░ is a very busy ░░░░░░░░ night A lot of ░░░░░░░░ Big multiple stories But ░░░░░░░░ you guys remember the ░░░░░░░░ storm over this I ░░░░░░░░ automatically attracted to beautiful ░░░░░░░░ just start kissing them ░░░░░░░░ s like a magnet ░░░░░░░░ kiss I don t ░░░░░░░░ wait And when you ░░░░░░░░ a star they let ░░░░░░░░ do it You can ░░░░░░░░ anything Whatever you want ░░░░░░░░ them by the pussy ░░░░░░░░ anything Still shocking after ░░░░░░░░ these years Of course ░░░░░░░░ remember that That s ░░░░░░░░ infamous access Hollywood tape ░░░░░░░░ was released five years ░░░░░░░░ tonight And a lot ░░░░░░░░ people expected that that ░░░░░░░░ would cost him the ░░░░░░░░ Look that s us ░░░░░░░░ the air in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ 7th All night trying ░░░░░░░░ figure out what happened ░░░░░░░░ everybody s face look ░░░░░░░░ serious everyone was They ░░░░░░░░ it was the end ░░░░░░░░ the Trump candidacy Well ░░░░░░░░ all know how that ░░░░░░░░ up Billy Bush got ░░░░░░░░ America got a president ░░░░░░░░ bragged about sexually assaulting ░░░░░░░░ And tonight Billy Bush ░░░░░░░░ message about how he ░░░░░░░░ his job nearly lost ░░░░░░░░ career almost couldn t ░░░░░░░░ another job and nearly ░░░░░░░░ his sanity as well ░░░░░░░░ you want to talk ░░░░░░░░ cancel culture That s ░░░░░░░░ right there.