The Recording
In November 2019, video footage emerged through Project Veritas of ABC News anchor Amy Robach speaking candidly into a microphone she believed was off. She said: ‘I had this story. It was [2015]. I had everything. I had… We had everything.‘
What Robach Said She Had
In the recording, Robach described having interviewed Virginia Roberts Giuffre, having documentary evidence, and having the story ready to go. She said it would name names including Prince Andrew and that she was told by ABC executives to kill it.
ABC’s Response
ABC News responded that the story was not ready for broadcast at the time and did not meet their broadcast standards. The network maintained that the decision not to air it was a journalistic one, not a product of pressure.
The Whistleblower Firing
The person believed to have provided the footage to Project Veritas identified later as a producer at CBS, Ashley Bianco was fired by CBS after ABC alleged she had taken the footage. ABC denied it had fired her; CBS said she was let go for separate reasons.
Significance
The Robach recording was significant because it confirmed what many media critics had long suspected: that some mainstream media organizations had suppressed Epstein stories due to network connections, fear of powerful people named, or advertiser relationships.