HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
WE'RE HERE WITH BOB WOODWARD, THE AUTHOR OF "FEAR: TRUMP IN
THE WHITE HOUSE.
WHAT FILLS YOU WITH FEAR?
>> NOT KNOWING.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> Stephen: HOW WILL WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE THE
HALLMARK OF TRUMP'S BEHAVIOR IN THIS BOOK IS, FROM DAY TO DAY,
HE MAY NOT REMEMBER WHAT HIS IDEA WAS YESTERDAY.
>> YES, THAT'S TRUE AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM.
>> Stephen: YOU ALSO SAY, THE VERY LAST LINE OF THE BOOK, NOT
TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT I WANT TO GET IN AS MANY QUESTIONS AS --
OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNSELOR -- THE VERY LAST LINE
OF THE BOOK IT HAS THE F WORD HERE.
THIS IS DOWD HIS LAWYER TALK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT --
>> RIGHT AT THE END, AFTER THEY PRACTICED A SESSION IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, YOU KNOW, AND THE LAWYER ASKS LIKE HE'S MUELLER AND HE
ASKS THE QUESTIONS OF TRUMP, AND TRUMP GOES BALLISTIC, MAKES
THINGS UP, STARTS SCREAMING, DOWD THOUGHT IF HE HAD BEEN
MUELLER, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED RIGHT ON THE SPOT, AND --
>> Stephen: AND HE SAYS, MR. PRESIDENT, EITHER YOU DO
THIS MY WAY OR YOU WILL BE FITTED FOR AN ORANGE JUMP SUIT.
>> YES, AND YOU CAN'T TESTIFY, YOU ARE DISABLED.
I MEAN, IMAGINE YOUR LAWYER TELLING YOU YOU'RE DISABLED.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
AND YOU CAN'T TESTIFY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL THE TRUTH, YOU
JUST MAKE THINGS UP.
>> Stephen: AND I'LL SAY IT EBECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE
CREDIBILITY YOU DO -- DOWD IF YOU HE COULD NOT BRING HIMSELF
TO SAY TO THE PRESIDENT, YOU'RE A ( BLEEP ) LIAR.
AND THAT'S HOW YOU END THE BOOK.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: I THINK YOU BURIED THE LEAD.
>> FAIR POINT.
FAIR POINT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT SHOULD BE THE
TITLE OF THE BOOK.
WHY DID YOU WANT TO START WITH STEALING THE DOCUMENTS OFF HIS
DESK AND END WITH THAT LINE?
>> WELL, BECAUSE IT'S ALL PART OF WHAT -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS A
REALITY SHOW, THIS IS WHAT GOES ON, AND THERE'S A MIDDLE PART
WHICH WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED WHICH IS NATIONAL SECURITY WHERE TRUMP
GOES OFF AND HE HAS THESE IDEAS ABOUT WE'VE GOT TO MAKE MONEY.
GEE, ALL THE PEOPLE -- I MEAN, THERE IS A SCENEY THERE'S
THIS -- A SCENE WHERE THERE'S A GREAT MISSILE SYSTEM CALLED
THAAD, THE BEST MISSILE INTERCEPTER IN THE WORLD, THE
U.S. HAS IT.
WE PUT IT IN SOUTH KOREA SO WE CAN SHOOT DOWN NORTH KOREAN
MISSILES IF, GOD HE HELP US, IT HAPPEN, AND IT'S A TERRIFIC
MISSILE SYSTEM.
TRUMP ASKS, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
IT'S A BILLION DOLLARS.
A BILLION DOLLARS?
AND THEY FINALLY COME IN AND SHOW HIM THE LEASE.
AND THEY SAID, IT'S GREAT, WE'VE GOT A 99 YEAR LEASE.
AND TRUMP SAYS, WHO'S PAYING FOR IT?
THEY SAID, THE UNITED STATES.
HE SAID, TAKE IT OUT!
PUT IT IN PORTLAND.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: HOW DO YOU FEEL
WHEN THE PRESIDENT TWEETS ABOUT YOU?
I THINK HE'S CALLED YOU, WHAT HE SAID, WOODWARD BOOK IS A SCAM,
DON'T TALK THE WAY I'M QUOTED, IF I DID, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
ELECTED PRESIDENT, THIS AUTHOR USES EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK TO
DEMEAN AND BELITTLE, I WISH THE PEOPLE COULD SEE THE REAL FACTS,
AND OUR COUNTRY IS DOING GREAT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAYS YOU'RE LYING?
>> I'M NOT.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT -- ( APPLAUSE )
-- WHAT IS THE CONTEST IN AMERICA OTHER THAN THE POLITICAL
CONTEST, IT'S A CONTEST FOR THE TRUTH, WHAT IS THE TRUTH, AND
I'M WILLING TO PUT MYSELF OUT HERE.
I'VE DONE THE WORK.
THIS IS THE BEST REPORTING YOU CAN DO OR THAT I CAN DO, AND FOR
HIM TO GET UP AND -- YOU KNOW, LOOK, HE HAS HIS FIRST AMENDMENT
RIGHTS, HE CAN SAY ANYTHING, BUT THE GREAT EDITOR AT "THE
WASHINGTON POST," BEN BRADLEY, DURING WATERGATE, USED TO ALWAYS
SAY, WHEN THERE WAS A CONTEST BACK AND FORTH, HE SAID, THE
TRUTH EMERGES, AND THE TRUTH WILL EMERGE ON THIS, TOO.
>> Stephen: YES, IT IS SLOWLY COMING OUT.
THANK YOU, BOB.
>> THANK YOU.
>> STEPHEN: "FEAR" IS AVAILABLE TOMORROW.
BOB WOODWARD, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK