Donald Trump Jr.: NYT Op Ed Author Is ‘Subverting the Will of the People’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT STEPHANOPOULOS To ░░░░░░░░ now and our exclusive ░░░░░░░░ with Donald Trump Jr ░░░░░░░░ is speaking out about ░░░░░░░░ anonymous administration official who ░░░░░░░░ that New York Times ░░░░░░░░ ed his fears about ░░░░░░░░ Russia investigation also hitting ░░░░░░░░ campaign trail ahead of ░░░░░░░░ midterm elections could be ░░░░░░░░ referendum on his father ░░░░░░░░ s Tara Palmeri sat ░░░░░░░░ with Don Jr and ░░░░░░░░ us now Good morning ░░░░░░░░ PALMERI Good morning George ░░░░░░░░ the White House in ░░░░░░░░ mode this morning Donald ░░░░░░░░ Jr is speaking out ░░░░░░░░ that anonymous New York ░░░░░░░░ op ed disparaging his ░░░░░░░░ as the search continues ░░░░░░░░ find an alleged mole ░░░░░░░░ the inside clip starts ░░░░░░░░ JR I imagine this ░░░░░░░░ a very low level ░░░░░░░░ PALMERI voice over Donald ░░░░░░░░ Jr is crying betrayal ░░░░░░░░ the anonymous senior Trump ░░░░░░░░ official who wrote an ░░░░░░░░ ed in The New ░░░░░░░░ Times claiming to be ░░░░░░░░ of the resistance inside ░░░░░░░░ White House Trump JR ░░░░░░░░ s pretty disgusting That ░░░░░░░░ pretty sad Perhaps it ░░░░░░░░ a disgruntled person who ░░░░░░░░ been thrown out because ░░░░░░░░ didn t deliver on ░░░░░░░░ they were supposed to ░░░░░░░░ PALMERI What is the ░░░░░░░░ then Trump JR I ░░░░░░░░ you re subverting the ░░░░░░░░ of the people To ░░░░░░░░ to control the presidency ░░░░░░░░ not the President you ░░░░░░░░ millions and millions of ░░░░░░░░ who voted for this ░░░░░░░░ voice over Trump Jr ░░░░░░░░ it s all made ░░░░░░░░ father more isolated in ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office Trump JR ░░░░░░░░ think there are people ░░░░░░░░ there he can trust ░░░░░░░░ s just a much ░░░░░░░░ group than I would ░░░░░░░░ it to be PALMERI ░░░░░░░░ do you trust Trump ░░░░░░░░ I ll keep that ░░░░░░░░ myself PALMERI And they ░░░░░░░░ not family Trump JR ░░░░░░░░ m talking outside of ░░░░░░░░ I think that one ░░░░░░░░ without saying PALMERI voice ░░░░░░░░ It s the family ░░░░░░░░ that have the President ░░░░░░░░ eldest son under the ░░░░░░░░ Not officially a member ░░░░░░░░ the administration but under ░░░░░░░░ for his role in ░░░░░░░░ 2016 Trump Tower meeting ░░░░░░░░ Russians to get dirt ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton PALMERI Your ░░░░░░░░ has denied reports that ░░░░░░░░ s worried that you ░░░░░░░░ be in legal jeopardy ░░░░░░░░ of the Mueller investigation ░░░░░░░░ are you scared that ░░░░░░░░ could go to jail ░░░░░░░░ JR I m not ░░░░░░░░ I know what I ░░░░░░░░ and I m not ░░░░░░░░ about any of that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean they ░░░░░░░░ t try to create ░░░░░░░░ I mean we ve ░░░░░░░░ that happen with everything ░░░░░░░░ again I m not ░░░░░░░░ But some say that ░░░░░░░░ has been successful He ░░░░░░░░ got an indictment of ░░░░░░░░ and plea deal from ░░░░░░░░ he has Papadopoulos sentenced ░░░░░░░░ know he s got ░░░░░░░░ litany of close associates ░░░░░░░░ your father s under ░░░░░░░░ Trump JR All for ░░░░░░░░ that happened way before ░░░░░░░░ were ever part of ░░░░░░░░ campaign So if they ░░░░░░░░ Manafort on a 2006 ░░░░░░░░ charge again I understand ░░░░░░░░ they are trying to ░░░░░░░░ my father and they ░░░░░░░░ do anything they can ░░░░░░░░ get that PALMERI voice ░░░░░░░░ Unfazed by the scrutiny ░░░░░░░░ Trump Jr has become ░░░░░░░░ prominent voice speaking to ░░░░░░░░ fears about being allegedly ░░░░░░░░ by Big Tech companies ░░░░░░░░ Google Trump JR You ░░░░░░░░ Google that controls 91 ░░░░░░░░ change percent of searches ░░░░░░░░ the world We don ░░░░░░░░ know who controls the ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ is doing what but ░░░░░░░░ re using it to ░░░░░░░░ the decision making process ░░░░░░░░ They say they do ░░░░░░░░ use an Al go ░░░░░░░░ that favors one party ░░░░░░░░ the other Trump If ░░░░░░░░ re only filtering content ░░░░░░░░ one side and it ░░░░░░░░ happening time and time ░░░░░░░░ and there s only ░░░░░░░░ side complaining about it ░░░░░░░░ PALMERI voice over In ░░░░░░░░ statement a Google spokesperson ░░░░░░░░ search is not used ░░░░░░░░ set a political agenda ░░░░░░░░ we don t bias ░░░░░░░░ results toward any political ░░░░░░░░ and continually work to ░░░░░░░░ Google search and never ░░░░░░░░ them to manipulate political ░░░░░░░░ One where historical odds ░░░░░░░░ Democrats could win back ░░░░░░░░ house Any worries that ░░░░░░░░ spell political catastrophe for ░░░░░░░░ father Trump JR Our ░░░░░░░░ they have to turn ░░░░░░░░ They have to get ░░░░░░░░ and vote and we ░░░░░░░░ break history PALMERI If ░░░░░░░░ don t vote Republican ░░░░░░░░ would lead to his ░░░░░░░░ They re basically letting ░░░░░░░░ be impeached Do you ░░░░░░░░ with that Trump JR ░░░░░░░░ think without question The ░░░░░░░░ is the Democrats play ░░░░░░░░ different roles than the ░░░░░░░░ do clip ends PALMERI ░░░░░░░░ Trump Jr Tells me ░░░░░░░░ plans to be out ░░░░░░░░ the campaign trail extensively ░░░░░░░░ now and Election Day ░░░░░░░░ one of his father ░░░░░░░░ most popular surrogates When ░░░░░░░░ asked him about his ░░░░░░░░ political future and whether ░░░░░░░░ might join the White ░░░░░░░░ he didn t rule ░░░░░░░░ out but said he ░░░░░░░░ wary STEPHANOPOULOS He seemed ░░░░░░░░ resigned to the idea ░░░░░░░░ Mueller could take action ░░░░░░░░ him PALMERI He seems ░░░░░░░░ accept the fact that ░░░░░░░░ investigation is not ending ░░░░░░░░ that Mueller will not ░░░░░░░░ until he possibly —“