Overview

• In a Thursday interview on The Jim Acosta Show, Bush recounted that NBC once told its divisions to search archives after a Miss Universe contestant alleged Trump made offensive remarks.
• He asserted that unaired outtakes from The Apprentice belong to Mark Burnett and are stored "in a vault somewhere in Idaho."
• Outlets covering the exchange note there is no independent confirmation of the existence or contents of any such cache.
• Pressed by Acosta on why he laughed on the 2005 Access Hollywood recording, Bush bristled and defended his actions during the encounter.
• Reports emphasize uncertainty over whether any additional footage will ever be released, even as renewed attention revisits the 2016 tape that led to Bush losing his Today position.