Jesus Campos’ Union Rep.: I Don’t Know Who Set up the Ellen Interview

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker Last ░░░░░░░░ on the show we ░░░░░░░░ do a customs documented ░░░░░░░░ indicate that mandalay bay ░░░░░░░░ guard Jesus campos made ░░░░░░░░ previously unknown visit to ░░░░░░░░ at it within just ░░░░░░░░ of Stephen paddock s ░░░░░░░░ shooting even though campos ░░░░░░░░ a major witness the ░░░░░░░░ witness to the massacre ░░░░░░░░ apparently was shot in ░░░░░░░░ leg during it It ░░░░░░░░ a lot of questions ░░░░░░░░ the shooting like whether ░░░░░░░░ was a licensed security ░░░░░░░░ whether he interacted with ░░░░░░░░ paddock in the past ░░░░░░░░ a shooting with so ░░░░░░░░ mysteries it seemed like ░░░░░░░░ reasonable question but so ░░░░░░░░ police have stonewalled us ░░░░░░░░ up on us when ░░░░░░░░ asked them Fortunately the ░░░░░░░░ of campos union is ░░░░░░░░ forthcoming David hickey is ░░░░░░░░ president and he joins ░░░░░░░░ tonight Mr Hickey thank ░░░░░░░░ for coming on Thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me Tucker ░░░░░░░░ Jesus campos story is ░░░░░░░░ great interest to his ░░░░░░░░ mgm and they are ░░░░░░░░ whatever they can to ░░░░░░░░ it Is that your ░░░░░░░░ I think Mr Campos ░░░░░░░░ is of great interest ░░░░░░░░ everyone on the tragedy ░░░░░░░░ Es Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ a couple of questions ░░░░░░░░ factual ones we don ░░░░░░░░ know them What was ░░░░░░░░ job at the hotel ░░░░░░░░ is a security officer ░░░░░░░░ was a security officer ░░░░░░░░ mandalay resorts Tucker Is ░░░░░░░░ licensed by the state ░░░░░░░░ does that work No ░░░░░░░░ officers that work directly ░░░░░░░░ our company in house ░░░░░░░░ they do not have ░░░░░░░░ be licensed They don ░░░░░░░░ have to have guard ░░░░░░░░ security cards If they ░░░░░░░░ for a contract agency ░░░░░░░░ yes they do Tucker ░░░░░░░░ tried to get an ░░░░░░░░ from the Clark County ░░░░░░░░ yesterday and he wouldn ░░░░░░░░ reveal that You were ░░░░░░░░ that Mr Campos went ░░░░░░░░ Mexico shortly after the ░░░░░░░░ correct Yes I was ░░░░░░░░ And what was the ░░░░░░░░ of that trip Do ░░░░░░░░ know He told me ░░░░░░░░ that was a preplanned ░░░░░░░░ He had planned to ░░░░░░░░ visit family and after ░░░░░░░░ shooting he was still ░░░░░░░░ of doing that so ░░░░░░░░ went ahead and made ░░░░░░░░ trip on the weekend ░░░░░░░░ spoke with the local ░░░░░░░░ I was actually going ░░░░░░░░ fly in on that ░░░░░░░░ and because Mr Campos ░░░░░░░░ going to be visiting ░░░░░░░░ and returning on Monday ░░░░░░░░ I flew in that ░░░░░░░░ to meet with Mr ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Huh No one ░░░░░░░░ begrudge the man a ░░░░░░░░ of course but because ░░░░░░░░ was a key witness ░░░░░░░░ this investigation that was ░░░░░░░░ ongoing and chaotic at ░░░░░░░░ point did investigators have ░░░░░░░░ about him leaving Not ░░░░░░░░ my knowledge There were ░░░░░░░░ qualms about him leaving ░░░░░░░░ his plans had been ░░░░░░░░ prior and he intended ░░░░░░░░ return on Monday which ░░░░░░░░ did Tucker By car ░░░░░░░░ and back Up and ░░░░░░░░ yes Tucker Can you ░░░░░░░░ the nature of his ░░░░░░░░ Mr Campos was wounded ░░░░░░░░ the left thigh Two ░░░░░░░░ of a shell hit ░░░░░░░░ in the left thigh ░░░░░░░░ when I met him ░░░░░░░░ the first time on ░░░░░░░░ Monday he was recuperating ░░░░░░░░ was in good spirits ░░░░░░░░ looking to tell his ░░░░░░░░ and move on with ░░░░░░░░ life Tucker Had those ░░░░░░░░ been removed when he ░░░░░░░░ the trip to Mexico ░░░░░░░░ know I was told ░░░░░░░░ of them had been ░░░░░░░░ and one had not ░░░░░░░░ were going to do ░░░░░░░░ that issue at a ░░░░░░░░ date Tucker Had Mr ░░░░░░░░ ever seen Stephen paddock ░░░░░░░░ the shooting Not to ░░░░░░░░ knowledge Tucker Does he ░░░░░░░░ work for mgm He ░░░░░░░░ works for mgm yes ░░░░░░░░ Did they set up ░░░░░░░░ Ellen interview his employer ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ set up the Ellen ░░░░░░░░ We had five interviews ░░░░░░░░ up prior to that ░░░░░░░░ know that when I ░░░░░░░░ in town Ellen s ░░░░░░░░ the person that schedules ░░░░░░░░ interviewers called Mr Campos ░░░░░░░░ his cell phone He ░░░░░░░░ me the phone I ░░░░░░░░ the phone Responded to ░░░░░░░░ that she could call ░░░░░░░░ arrange an interview if ░░░░░░░░ wanted and then we ░░░░░░░░ t hear from her ░░░░░░░░ course after that Mr ░░░░░░░░ was taken to a ░░░░░░░░ on Thursday Tucker But ░░░░░░░░ did he skip the ░░░░░░░░ I can t speak ░░░░░░░░ Mr Campos on that ░░░░░░░░ ve had no contact ░░░░░░░░ him since that time ░░░░░░░░ think it is Mr ░░░░░░░░ story and I think ░░░░░░░░ has a right to ░░░░░░░░ it on his own ░░░░░░░░ as far as we ░░░░░░░░ concerned we were prepared ░░░░░░░░ the interviewers We were ░░░░░░░░ away five hours away ░░░░░░░░ actually doing the first ░░░░░░░░ Tucker And then he ░░░░░░░░ without explanation Do you ░░░░░░░░ where he went Received ░░░░░░░░ text saying that We ░░░░░░░░ taking him to the ░░░░░░░░ care Tucker Into his ░░░░░░░░ Who was taking him ░░░░░░░░ we left the room ░░░░░░░░ were having a meeting ░░░░░░░░ three upper level mgm ░░░░░░░░ people and when we ░░░░░░░░ the room that we ░░░░░░░░ in left the living ░░░░░░░░ it was Mr Campos ░░░░░░░░ other security officer a ░░░░░░░░ member of the union ░░░░░░░░ then there was a ░░░░░░░░ security officer Tucker Of ░░░░░░░░ there was Mgm in ░░░░░░░░ clearly Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for all of that ░░░░░░░░ really interesting Speak all ░░░░░░░░ thank you.