Overview

• In July 2025, Bush appeared on Rob Lowe’s podcast, later on Tucker Carlson’s show, to disclose new details about NBC’s internal response.
• He said he reported Trump’s remarks about co-host Nancy O’Dell to his producer in 2005, omitting mention of the explicit grab-line until much later.
• Bush described NBC executives sending out companywide bulletins seeking any recordings of Trump disparaging women after initial misconduct allegations.
• He highlighted that NBC shelved the original tape to protect Trump as a $100 million annual profit driver, citing California’s dual-consent recording law.
• The tape’s eventual 2016 release by the Washington Post cost Bush his Today Show role, reshaping media ethics debates around corporate accountability.