'This Week' Transcript 12-31-23: Rep. Mike Turner & Fmr. Trump White House Staffers

A rush transcript of «This Week with George Stephanopoulos» airing on Sunday, August 28, 2022 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the «This Week» transcript archive.

ANNOUNCER: THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS starts right now.

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JONATHAN KARL, ABC «THIS WEEK» CO-ANCHOR: Stark warning.

Why was it the women in the Trump White House that led the way on this?

ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN, FMR. TRUMP WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR & THE VIEW CO-HOST: I don't think it's in any of our constitutions to be able to lie about what we witnessed.

KARL: Our exclusive interview with three Trump White House staffers who spoke out against the president they served after January 6th.

SARAH MATTHEWS, FMR. TRUMP WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY: I knew that I would have to defend that, and I – I couldn't live with myself.

CASSIDY HUTCHINSON, FMR. SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP & AUTHOR, 'ENOUGH': There was never a second guess of whether it was right or wrong.

KARL: What their message is going into 2024.

Plus --

REP. HENRY CUELLAR: We've got to get the federal government to do its job.

REP. TONY GONZALES: Talk is cheap. There has to be some actions.

KARL: House Republicans remain at odds with the Biden administration over foreign aid and security at the southern border. The latest from House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Turner.

And another Civil War clash in the Republican primary.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What was the cause of the United States Civil War?

NIKKI HALEY ®, 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I think it always comes down to the role of government, and what the rights of the people are.

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