CBS Staffer Fired over Epstein Leak Breaks Down in Megyn Kelly Interview, Insists She Didn’t Leak Tape

KELLY Hi everyone I ░░░░░░░░ Megyn Kelly Jeffrey Epstein ░░░░░░░░ an accused serial pedophile ░░░░░░░░ died in prison in ░░░░░░░░ supposedly by suicide though ░░░░░░░░ are doubts Prior to ░░░░░░░░ many news organizations looked ░░░░░░░░ the allegations against Epstein ░░░░░░░░ well connected investor who ░░░░░░░░ himself with the rich ░░░░░░░░ famous But no one ░░░░░░░░ quite got the story ░░░░░░░░ The Miami Herald broke ░░░░░░░░ late last year Or ░░░░░░░░ we thought Earlier this ░░░░░░░░ a group called Project ░░░░░░░░ leaked a tape in ░░░░░░░░ ABC News anchor Amy ░░░░░░░░ complains on an open ░░░░░░░░ that she had the ░░░░░░░░ story three years ago ░░░░░░░░ ABC refused to air ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts ROBACH I ░░░░░░░░ had the story for ░░░░░░░░ years I ve had ░░░░░░░░ interview with Virginia Roberts ░░░░░░░░ would not put it ░░░░░░░░ the air First of ░░░░░░░░ I was told who ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey Epstein No one ░░░░░░░░ who that is This ░░░░░░░░ a stupid story Then ░░░░░░░░ Palace found out that ░░░░░░░░ had her whole allegations ░░░░░░░░ Prince Andrew and threatened ░░░░░░░░ a million different ways ░░░░░░░░ were so afraid we ░░░░░░░░ t be able to ░░░░░░░░ Kate and Will that ░░░░░░░░ quashed the story Clip ░░░░░░░░ KELLY ABC News and ░░░░░░░░ have since issued statements ░░░░░░░░ Robach s reporting at ░░░░░░░░ time was not ready ░░░░░░░░ air and could not ░░░░░░░░ corroborated Some have questioned ░░░░░░░░ three years later ABC ░░░░░░░░ did nail down the ░░░░░░░░ ABC did manage to ░░░░░░░░ down the identity of ░░░░░░░░ employee who accessed in ░░░░░░░░ system the Robach hot ░░░░░░░░ moment within a matter ░░░░░░░░ hours That staffer had ░░░░░░░░ moved to CBS and ░░░░░░░░ days ago after a ░░░░░░░░ from ABC CBS fired ░░░░░░░░ That young woman is ░░░░░░░░ Bianco and she joins ░░░░░░░░ now for her first ░░░░░░░░ Ashley thank you for ░░░░░░░░ me Did you leak ░░░░░░░░ tape BIANCO I did ░░░░░░░░ KELLY Not to anyone ░░░░░░░░ No ever KELLY At ░░░░░░░░ time BIANCO No KELLY ░░░░░░░░ you make a clip ░░░░░░░░ the moment BIANCO I ░░░░░░░░ but I saved it ░░░░░░░░ saved it in the ░░░░░░░░ system KELLY So what ░░░░░░░░ your job at ABC ░░░░░░░░ I was a crash ░░░░░░░░ KELLY Okay so a ░░░░░░░░ BIANCO Yeah KELLY And ░░░░░░░░ were in the control ░░░░░░░░ when Amy made those ░░░░░░░░ BIANCO I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ the control room but ░░░░░░░░ was watching the comments ░░░░░░░░ I was at my ░░░░░░░░ And I had seen ░░░░░░░░ she was saying and ░░░░░░░░ went to my manager ░░░░░░░░ I said you know ░░░░░░░░ you see what she ░░░░░░░░ saying does she know ░░░░░░░░ she s on a ░░░░░░░░ mic The assistant said ░░░░░░░░ us that Amy knew ░░░░░░░░ was on a mic ░░░░░░░░ that she knew she ░░░░░░░░ being broadcasted to all ░░░░░░░░ affiliates KELLY Right so ░░░░░░░░ is a moment where ░░░░░░░░ s off the air ░░░░░░░░ s doing taped promos ░░░░░░░░ she has a mic ░░░░░░░░ and people can see ░░░░░░░░ hear her BIANCO Yeah ░░░░░░░░ So what made you ░░░░░░░░ did you do You ░░░░░░░░ the moment you sort ░░░░░░░░ marked the moment in ░░░░░░░░ system BIANCO Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ clipped it off I ░░░░░░░░ marked it in the ░░░░░░░░ I never left the ░░░░░░░░ we do it all ░░░░░░░░ time KELLY Did you ░░░░░░░░ the manager that you ░░░░░░░░ clipped it BIANCO I ░░░░░░░░ not KELLY Did you ░░░░░░░░ it was newsworthy what ░░░░░░░░ was saying BIANCO Everyone ░░░░░░░░ the office was freaked ░░░░░░░░ by what she was ░░░░░░░░ and everyone was watching ░░░░░░░░ KELLY So the purpose ░░░░░░░░ clipping it was what ░░░░░░░░ watch it back later ░░░░░░░░ Yeah watch it back ░░░░░░░░ You know I did ░░░░░░░░ just for office gossip ░░░░░░░░ know KELLY Was there ░░░░░░░░ intention to embarrass her ░░░░░░░░ No not at all ░░░░░░░░ Or ABC BIANCO No ░░░░░░░░ would never You know ░░░░░░░░ three years I ve ░░░░░░░░ at ABC I ve ░░░░░░░░ my time there You ░░░░░░░░ I m a good ░░░░░░░░ I ve worked seven ░░░░░░░░ a week you know ░░░░░░░░ loved my job KELLY ░░░░░░░░ this the first time ░░░░░░░░ had ever clipped a ░░░░░░░░ of an anchor off ░░░░░░░░ BIANCO No we do ░░░░░░░░ all the time You ░░░░░░░░ part of my job ░░░░░░░░ I m like a ░░░░░░░░ editor I clip off ░░░░░░░░ all the time I ░░░░░░░░ together you know funny ░░░░░░░░ reels of them off ░░░░░░░░ doing funny stuff to ░░░░░░░░ later in the show ░░░░░░░░ Did you go back ░░░░░░░░ watch it later BIANCO ░░░░░░░░ didn t no I ░░░░░░░░ t even I didn ░░░░░░░░ think about it after ░░░░░░░░ day KELLY So was ░░░░░░░░ the last you had ░░░░░░░░ do with that clip ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I didn t ░░░░░░░░ it I didn t ░░░░░░░░ anything else with that ░░░░░░░░ You never went back ░░░░░░░░ it BIANCO I never ░░░░░░░░ back to it KELLY ░░░░░░░░ didn t download it ░░░░░░░░ didn t e mail ░░░░░░░░ you didn t transfer ░░░░░░░░ file in any way ░░░░░░░░ No not at all ░░░░░░░░ didn t touch it ░░░░░░░░ that It stayed in ░░░░░░░░ system I hadn t ░░░░░░░░ heard of Project Veritas ░░░░░░░░ this KELLY When was ░░░░░░░░ moment with Amy BIANCO ░░░░░░░░ was in August August ░░░░░░░░ KELLY And then in ░░░░░░░░ fall you decided to ░░░░░░░░ ABC to go where ░░░░░░░░ To CBS And I ░░░░░░░░ left purely because CBS ░░░░░░░░ offered me a good ░░░░░░░░ And so I you ░░░░░░░░ I left and I ░░░░░░░░ just really excited to ░░░░░░░░ a new job KELLY ░░░░░░░░ so this week you ░░░░░░░░ sitting at CBS doing ░░░░░░░░ job and what happens ░░░░░░░░ Project Veritas BIANCO They ░░░░░░░░ the video and I ░░░░░░░░ shocked but I didn ░░░░░░░░ think anything of it ░░░░░░░░ How many days had ░░░░░░░░ been at CBS BIANCO ░░░░░░░░ four days And I ░░░░░░░░ I pleaded I didn ░░░░░░░░ know what I had ░░░░░░░░ wrong And I just ░░░░░░░░ know I didn t ░░░░░░░░ wasn t even given ░░░░░░░░ professional courtesy to defend ░░░░░░░░ I didn t know ░░░░░░░░ I had been accused ░░░░░░░░ It was humiliating it ░░░░░░░░ devastating KELLY Have you ░░░░░░░░ spoken to James O ░░░░░░░░ of Project Veritas BIANCO ░░░░░░░░ never I didn t ░░░░░░░░ know who he was ░░░░░░░░ this week KELLY And ░░░░░░░░ t communicated with anybody ░░░░░░░░ works there in any ░░░░░░░░ shape or form BIANCO ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I ve never ░░░░░░░░ with anyone over there ░░░░░░░░ What was your reaction ░░░░░░░░ you found out ABC ░░░░░░░░ had called CBS BIANCO ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ I ll never get ░░░░░░░░ job anywhere It was ░░░░░░░░ KELLY You ll get ░░░░░░░░ job You ll definitely ░░░░░░░░ a job Do you ░░░░░░░░ they should have aired ░░░░░░░░ interview BIANCO I don ░░░░░░░░ know I mean she ░░░░░░░░ really upset clearly she ░░░░░░░░ that she had a ░░░░░░░░ case but I have ░░░░░░░░ clue KELLY So you ░░░░░░░░ t have outrage over ░░░░░░░░ not airing it This ░░░░░░░░ t you trying to ░░░░░░░░ a claim BIANCO I ░░░░░░░░ the company I didn ░░░░░░░░ have anything wrong with ░░░░░░░░ you know I would ░░░░░░░░ try to do anything ░░░░░░░░ jeopardize that KELLY What ░░░░░░░░ you want ABC and ░░░░░░░░ executives to know BIANCO ░░░░░░░░ wasn t me You ░░░░░░░░ I m not the ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry to ░░░░░░░░ but the leaker s ░░░░░░░░ inside It s not ░░░░░░░░ never did any of ░░░░░░░░ I may have accessed ░░░░░░░░ but I never leaked ░░░░░░░░ I never showed it ░░░░░░░░ anyone I didn t ░░░░░░░░ about the situation outside ░░░░░░░░ company KELLY And when ░░░░░░░░ say that leaker is ░░░░░░░░ inside do you have ░░░░░░░░ suspicions about who actually ░░░░░░░░ have leaked it BIANCO ░░░░░░░░ was something that everyone ░░░░░░░░ KELLY Is that right ░░░░░░░░ it was a talked ░░░░░░░░ moment BIANCO Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ definitely that whole day ░░░░░░░░ you know was talking ░░░░░░░░ it was running around ░░░░░░░░ videos of it KELLY ░░░░░░░░ do you regret clipping ░░░░░░░░ moment now BIANCO I ░░░░░░░░ Had I known I ░░░░░░░░ have never clipped it ░░░░░░░░ didn t do anything ░░░░░░░░ I didn t do ░░░░░░░░ I didn t leak ░░░░░░░░ Anyone else could have ░░░░░░░░ it off KELLY Even ░░░░░░░░ O Keefe has come ░░░░░░░░ now saying you are ░░░░░░░░ the leaker that you ░░░░░░░░ not the insider who ░░░░░░░░ this to him What ░░░░░░░░ you think should happen ░░░░░░░░ the insider and what ░░░░░░░░ you hope they ll ░░░░░░░░ now BIANCO You know ░░░░░░░░ just want I just ░░░░░░░░ my career back I ░░░░░░░░ people to know I ░░░░░░░░ t do it you ░░░░░░░░ That s all I ░░░░░░░░ KELLY Thank you BIANCO ░░░░░░░░