Author of Anti-Jared Kushner/Ivanka Trump Book: ‘Rubbish’ I Didn’t Contact Them

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP IVANKA ░░░░░░░░ I on a personal ░░░░░░░░ have been the subject ░░░░░░░░ of many leaks that ░░░░░░░░ know not to be ░░░░░░░░ because they were based ░░░░░░░░ things that it was ░░░░░░░░ that I had said ░░░░░░░░ or hadn t said ░░░░░░░░ situations I had been ░░░░░░░░ not been in So ░░░░░░░░ tend not to pay ░░░░░░░░ much attention to to ░░░░░░░░ and anonymous sourcing END ░░░░░░░░ CLIP STEPHANOPOULOS Ivanka Trump ░░░░░░░░ to Abby Huntsman of ░░░░░░░░ VIEW may have more ░░░░░░░░ deal with this week ░░░░░░░░ the release of Kushner ░░░░░░░░ Greed Ambition Corruption The ░░░░░░░░ Story of Jared Kushner ░░░░░░░░ Ivanka Trump It s ░░░░░░░░ investigative journalist Vicky Ward ░░░░░░░░ joins us now there ░░░░░░░░ the cover of the ░░░░░░░░ Your book is a ░░░░░░░░ take VICKY WARD INVESTIGATIVE ░░░░░░░░ AUTHOR Yeah STEPHANOPOULOS On ░░░░░░░░ and Ivanka and their ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ Team Trump is fighting ░░░░░░░░ very very hard I ░░░░░░░░ to put up a ░░░░░░░░ from Peter Mirijanian He ░░░░░░░░ a spokesperson for Jared ░░░░░░░░ s lawyer He says ░░░░░░░░ point that Ms Ward ░░░░░░░░ in what she called ░░░░░░░░ fact checking stage was ░░░░░░░░ false It seems she ░░░░░░░░ written a work of ░░░░░░░░ rather than a serious ░░░░░░░░ to get at the ░░░░░░░░ Brad Parscale a campaign ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 for Trump ░░░░░░░░ says This book is ░░░░░░░░ fantasy and simply a ░░░░░░░░ narrative Your response WARD ░░░░░░░░ I d be curious ░░░░░░░░ Brad Parscale has actually ░░░░░░░░ it because it s ░░░░░░░░ out yet George it ░░░░░░░░ out on Tuesday Look ░░░░░░░░ and Ivanka famously don ░░░░░░░░ like it if people ░░░░░░░░ t say great things ░░░░░░░░ them I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ them to turn around ░░░░░░░░ say Oh she makes ░░░░░░░░ good points You know ░░░░░░░░ spent two years researching ░░░░░░░░ I interviewed 220 individual ░░░░░░░░ 118 of those multiple ░░░░░░░░ I recognize that the ░░░░░░░░ does have a lot ░░░░░░░░ anonymous sources but I ░░░░░░░░ it a point of ░░░░░░░░ when reporting to make ░░░░░░░░ that every seed has ░░░░░░░░ least two sources It ░░░░░░░░ not just based on ░░░░░░░░ person s recollection of ░░░░░░░░ It has to be ░░░░░░░░ sourced That s what ░░░░░░░░ only way you can ░░░░░░░░ deal with anonymous sources ░░░░░░░░ How about their point ░░░░░░░░ the fact checking The ░░░░░░░░ House is maintaining that ░░░░░░░░ didn t call Jared ░░░░░░░░ Ivanka s offices in ░░░░░░░░ White House for a ░░░░░░░░ WARD That s rubbish ░░░░░░░░ is absolute rubbish I ░░░░░░░░ I actually it took ░░░░░░░░ a long time to ░░░░░░░░ get Abbe Lowell on ░░░░░░░░ phone He wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ to several e mails ░░░░░░░░ finally got him last ░░░░░░░░ and he said that ░░░░░░░░ would on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ and Ivanka respond to ░░░░░░░░ checking questions When I ░░░░░░░░ sent the fact checking ░░░░░░░░ there were like seven ░░░░░░░░ eight of them which ░░░░░░░░ had they needed yes ░░░░░░░░ no answers And they ░░░░░░░░ delivered their rather ludicrous ░░░░░░░░ that it would take ░░░░░░░░ much time So look ░░░░░░░░ is what it is ░░░░░░░░ mean this White House ░░░░░░░░ known for knocking down ░░░░░░░░ who reports about it ░░░░░░░░ I think Jared and ░░░░░░░░ are obsessed with public ░░░░░░░░ more so than anyone ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ know there s been ░░░░░░░░ myth out there I ░░░░░░░░ the theme of the ░░░░░░░░ is that these are ░░░░░░░░ people who are not ░░░░░░░░ we hoped they would ░░░░░░░░ They re not the ░░░░░░░░ center of this administration ░░░░░░░░ re not the moderating ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS You think they ░░░░░░░░ enablers WARD I think ░░░░░░░░ re almost worse than ░░░░░░░░ I think that most ░░░░░░░░ go into government for ░░░░░░░░ service I think they ░░░░░░░░ gone into self service ░░░░░░░░ And that gets to ░░░░░░░░ really is the most ░░░░░░░░ charge it s right ░░░░░░░░ the cover of your ░░░░░░░░ corruption I mean that ░░░░░░░░ WARD Yeah STEPHANOPOULOS Criminality ░░░░░░░░ you know Jared spent ░░░░░░░░ Well STEPHANOPOULOS Dozens of ░░░░░░░░ with prosecutors being investigated ░░░░░░░░ interviewed No charges have ░░░░░░░░ brought What evidence do ░░░░░░░░ have that they are ░░░░░░░░ of something that would ░░░░░░░░ charges on the issue ░░░░░░░░ corruption WARD Right So ░░░░░░░░ s begin the very ░░░░░░░░ weekend of the transition ░░░░░░░░ Kushner does not tell ░░░░░░░░ else on the transition ░░░░░░░░ he is having a ░░░░░░░░ with his father and ░░░░░░░░ other executives of his ░░░░░░░░ York real estate company ░░░░░░░░ Companies with a major ░░░░░░░░ insurance firm Anbang to ░░░░░░░░ to sell their very ░░░░░░░░ trophy building in New ░░░░░░░░ 666 Fifth Avenue At ░░░░░░░░ same time on behalf ░░░░░░░░ the transition he is ░░░░░░░░ meetings with Chinese government ░░░░░░░░ and not and keeping ░░░░░░░░ this completely his business ░░░░░░░░ close to his vest ░░░░░░░░ Gary Cohn STEPHANOPOULOS The ░░░░░░░░ s incoming national economic ░░░░░░░░ WARD Yes and Steve ░░░░░░░░ when all the his ░░░░░░░░ colleagues heard about this ░░░░░░░░ were horrified Gary Cohn ░░░░░░░░ to him Jared you ░░░░░░░░ that from now on ░░░░░░░░ you do makes it ░░░░░░░░ as if you are ░░░░░░░░ government purely to enrich ░░░░░░░░ I think that that ░░░░░░░░ the appearance of corruption ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS Gary Cohn is ░░░░░░░░ several times in the ░░░░░░░░ with quite critical statements ░░░░░░░░ Yes he is STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ after Charlottesville He s ░░░░░░░░ out a public statement ░░░░░░░░ they ve worked well ░░░░░░░░ continue to be friends ░░░░░░░░ this day WARD Yes ░░░░░░░░ s not saying that ░░░░░░░░ didn t happen though ░░░░░░░░ it George STEPHANOPOULOS Well ░░░░░░░░ s my question to ░░░░░░░░ LAUGHTER Did he tell ░░░░░░░░ these things WARD Look ░░░░░░░░ m a journalist I ░░░░░░░░ my sources But he ░░░░░░░░ not saying it didn ░░░░░░░░ happen And if I ░░░░░░░░ know you could phone ░░░░░░░░ Cohn STEPHANOPOULOS I think ░░░░░░░░ will LAUGHTER Vicky Ward ░░░░░░░░ very much We ll ░░░░░░░░ back with more roundtable ░░░░░░░░ this.