Overview

• In a new interview with Jim Acosta, Billy Bush said previously unseen Trump footage exists as Apprentice outtakes kept "in a vault somewhere in Idaho" and held by Mark Burnett.
• Burnett has not confirmed the claim or indicated that any such tapes will be released, leaving their status and accessibility unclear.
• Bush recounted that NBC ordered a companywide search of archives after a Miss Universe contestant complained in 2005, which helped surface the Access Hollywood recording later published in 2016.
• Pressed by Acosta about his conduct on the bus tape, Bush said the remarks "didn't register" at the time and alleged NBC leaked the recording during an election.
• Raw Story noted Burnett’s longstanding ties to President Donald Trump and his 2016 statement that he was "not pro-Trump," adding context to questions over who controls any unreleased material.