Billy Bush Claims Trump Access Hollywood Tape Was ‘Weaponized’ Amid His Return to Television

[excerpt KING You knew ░░░░░░░░ was a tape BUSH ░░░░░░░░ did KING I didn ░░░░░░░░ Laughs BUSH Oh Well ░░░░░░░░ everybody at the network ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Okay But the ░░░░░░░░ didn t know Everybody ░░░░░░░░ about the tape you ░░░░░░░░ saying BUSH Yeah And ░░░░░░░░ was comfortable that it ░░░░░░░░ t going to be ░░░░░░░░ KING Is that how ░░░░░░░░ feel it was weaponized ░░░░░░░░ Oh sure Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ taken out but I ░░░░░░░░ t the target KING ░░░░░░░░ when it comes out ░░░░░░░░ did you think it ░░░░░░░░ going to end after ░░░░░░░░ tape was released Did ░░░░░░░░ think I ll get ░░░░░░░░ this BUSH Well I ░░░░░░░░ told that You re ░░░░░░░░ Don t worry about ░░░░░░░░ It s not you ░░░░░░░░ didn t say anything ░░░░░░░░ it was leaked on ░░░░░░░░ Friday and then Sunday ░░░░░░░░ I walked out that ░░░░░░░░ with my bags to ░░░░░░░░ back to work and ░░░░░░░░ driver said I m ░░░░░░░░ they cancelled the car ░░░░░░░░ said Oh it must ░░░░░░░░ a mistake I called ░░░░░░░░ lawyer and said Are ░░░░░░░░ okay He said No ░░░░░░░░ So let s go ░░░░░░░░ to 2005 about who ░░░░░░░░ were in 2005 and ░░░░░░░░ he was in 2005 ░░░░░░░░ It was my first ░░░░░░░░ as the co host ░░░░░░░░ the show You know ░░░░░░░░ want people to like ░░░░░░░░ and you re very ░░░░░░░░ I became a very ░░░░░░░░ guy So the guy ░░░░░░░░ got fired no question ░░░░░░░░ was a very different ░░░░░░░░ KING In 2005 did ░░░░░░░░ feel like you had ░░░░░░░░ go along to get ░░░░░░░░ Why didn t you ░░░░░░░░ like you could challenge ░░░░░░░░ and say You know ░░░░░░░░ s not cool Why ░░░░░░░░ t you feel BUSH ░░░░░░░░ Trump s the kinda ░░░░░░░░ who would say you ░░░░░░░░ Forget Billy Bush and ░░░░░░░░ I might have gotten ░░░░░░░░ why did you lose ░░░░░░░░ He s the biggest ░░░░░░░░ we have I mean ░░░░░░░░ was always a little ░░░░░░░░ of you re a ░░░░░░░░ anxious around him because ░░░░░░░░ just want it to ░░░░░░░░ well and get out.”