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ABC News Had 75-Person Team to Undermine Trump

4/7/2026

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  • Billy Bush said ABC News had a 75-person division aimed at undermining U.S. President Donald Trump in 2016.
  • He recalled a meeting with then-NBC News chairman Andy Lack to discuss the Access Hollywood tape's impact on the election.
  • Bush said the division's leader no longer works at ABC News.
  • ABC News faced scrutiny over its Trump relationship, including a December 2024 defamation settlement of $16 million approved by then-Disney CEO Bob Iger.