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LEGAL VIEW WITH ASHLEIGH BANFIELD

Secretary Kerry To Address Brexit Situation; Clinton Ad Bashes Trump's Brexit Response; New Reports States That Two Percent Of 2012 GOP Donors Have Given Trump Money; Secretary Kerry Talks Brexit Fallout; Rape Victim And Nebraska Football Coach Mike Riley Join Forces. Aired 12:30-1p ET

Aired June 27, 2016 - 12:30   ET

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[12:30:01] JOHN OLIVER, LAST WEEK TONIGHT HOST: It can happen. And when it does, there are - no (EXPLETIVE DELETED) do-overs -

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ASHLEIGH BANFIELD, CNN HOST: So John Oliver says there are no do- overs. The Scottish first minister wants a do-over. The Scottish first minister wants a referendum on independents. Is there in way anything can actually be unwound?

CHRISTINE ROMANS, EARLY START ANCHOR: I know maybe this should just like a trial separations that are full on divorce maybe an open marriage.

I mean there are things that they could, it look right, it looks very dangerous for two years, I think. You're going to see them trying to figure out how to get out of this mess.

ALI VELSHI, JOURNALIST: It's worth knowing this isn't a legally binding vote. It's an advisory vote. Still, you can't go against the will of the people. But it isn't the kind of thing where it automatically kicks some mechanism into place. The prime minister of Britain has to invoke something called Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to get this going. And as you've noticed, he's not doing that.

BANFIELD: He says not til the next PM comes in. And that's going to be some really uncomfortable.

ROMANS: More uncertainty.

VELSHI: Right.

BANFIELD: Stagnation. Ali Velshi, Christine Romans, thank you.

ROMANS: Nice to see you.

VELSHI: Pleasure.

BANFIELD: And speaking of more uncertainty. The doors are still closed.

But John Kerry, the American secretary of state, about to address reporters after some pretty high-level meetings. Earlier actually in Brussels with E.U. officials and then now in England with U.K. officials regarding the Brexit issue and where do we go from here. Brexit is also a hot button issue for those here in the United States following the race for the White House.

Hillary Clinton hitting Donald Trump hard on his response to Brexit, Trump's campaign spokeswoman is going to join me next to weigh in.

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[12:35:58] BANFIELD: Some live pictures for you once again, we're waiting the secretary of state to emerge from some high level meetings, Brexit meetings. He'll be speaking soon about the British vote to leave the European Union and the impact that it had just take a look at the lower right hand sign of your screen you know what I'm talking about.

The Dow is down 236 points, has been even lower. He's been meeting with the British Foreign Minister, Philip Hammond. So as soon as he emerges we're going to get you up to speed on that.

In the meantime, Donald Trump is facing some pretty serious heat from the Democratic side of the 2016 race. Hillary Clinton and Senator Elizabeth Warren were holding their first joint event ever last hour. And the pair wasted no time in slamming the presumptive GOP nominee. Have a listen to what they said.

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ELIZABETH WARREN, (D) MASSACHUSETTS: Donald Trump says he'll make America great again. It's right there, no. It's stamped into -- on the front of his goofy hat. You want to see goofy, look at him in that hat.

Watch out because he will crush you into the dirt to get whatever he wants.

HILLARY CLINTON, (D) PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I do just love to see how she gets under Donald Trump's thin skin. As Elizabeth made clear, Donald Trump proves every day he's not in it for the American people. He is in it only for himself.

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BANFIELD: You heard that. That was Elizabeth Warren invoking Goofy to describe Donald Trump of course that's exactly what he has been using to describe her for well over a month now on the campaign trail.

I want to talk about the 2016 race with the spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, Katrina Pierson who is joining us live now. Katrina, thanks so much for taking the time to speak with us today. A million questions, are you ready?

KATRINA PIERSON, TRUMP CAMPAIGN SPOKESWOMAN: I'm ready.

BANFIELD: OK, I want to start with the criticism of how Donald Trump spent the days while the rest of us have been watching the big board sagging after the Brexit vote, Donald Trump was doing business in Scotland opening a golf course.

And when asked about the impact of Brexit, which he said was a good thing, affecting so many people in America losing their 401(k)'s before their very eyes, his response was, instead about, it would be good for his business that people would come to Turnberry because the pound was sagging, even though people in England would be suffering under a sagging town. And this is how Secretary Clinton decided to use it in a campaign ad. Have a listen.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Every president is tested by world events. But Donald Trump thinks about how his golf resort can profit from them.

DONALD TRUMP, (R) PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: When the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry.

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BANFIELD: So this is a tough thing to navigate. Suggesting that Brexit and the fallout was good for business. How could you accommodate for this?

PIERSON: Well, it's not really a tough thing to navigate, Ashleigh. And perhaps Mr. Trump could have gone out and blamed Brexit on a video that never really existed and maybe the media would have been OK with that response. Mr. Trump answered like a businessman. He was talking about Scotland.

BANFIELD: -- you got to be clear, what is that mean? Katrina what do that mean?

PIERSON: When the attack on the consulate of Benghazi occurred, Hillary Clinton went out and lied to the American public and blamed it on the video. That is something that was very serious because --

BANFIELD: All the video that did exist though. That was a film that did exist --

PIERSON: But it wasn't the cause and it didn't exist over there at that time which caused this incident to occur.

Mr. Trump answered question as a businessman. He talked about Scotland as a whole. And it's true, the people are saying --

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PIERSON: Scotland will see some business.

BANFIELD: Katrina, I get it as a businessman. It is awesome for business. Believe me. I'm from Canada. And when the Canadian dollar falls, it's easy for me to visit. But as a candidate, you have to represent the people of America, not just your business.

[12:39:59] PIERSON: Well, not only that, but you have to represent a principle. And the principle is sovereignty. The principle is being able to take care of yourselves, not others around you first. And that's the goal here.

Mr. Trump went to Scotland, not because of the Brexit vote but because he wanted to praise his son. His son was showing the work that he's done. He went over there to support his family. And, yes, his business.

So that is such a way, this was one of those things that occurred simply because this is his job. He's the president and CEO of the Trump organization. And he took two days to go visit a project that his son completed. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

At the same time, the people of the U.K. decided we are tired of globalism. We are tired of the burdening regulations from the European Union.

Ashleigh, think about this, the people of the U.K. have been asked to bear the burden that they can no longer stand, we're talking about 40,000 E.U. legal acts.

BANFIELD: Well in that I think, you know --

PIERSON: -- 7,000 regulations on U.K. businesses.

BANFIELD: To your point, I think there's a lot of that same frustration here in the United States as well. And I want to bring you to something that's just come out. It's the CNN polls of polls. It's the aggregate of all the polls that are out there. And those polls have been very desperate. But this is the most recent poll of polls and there's no margin of error on it because it's poll of polls.

And Secretary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by 7 points in that poll. And it comes at the same time that USA Today have the front page story on fundraising that doesn't spell well, it doesn't bode well for your candidate effectively 2 percent of the more than 1,400 people who donated to Mitt Romney's campaign back in 2012 have donated to Donald Trump's campaign.

Do you see the polling and some of the missteps and criticisms as having an effect on this candidate and his bid?

PIERSON: No, not at all. Because as you mentioned in 2012, you still see the media and the pundits trying to compare Donald Trump's campaign to a political paradigm that no longer exists anymore.

And Mr. Trump is self-funded all throughout the primary $55 million. He just recently started fundraising. Fund raising is not going to be a problem for Mr. Trump. And he's even committed to self-funding moving forward. But so many people wanted to invest in him and his message. And that's why he's doing these joint fundraising efforts with the RNC.

BANFIELD: So Katrina --

PIERSON: And the fact is that Hillary Clinton has spent hundreds of millions of dollars --

BANFIELD: The only reason I have to jump in. And I apologize as I have been watching these doors in the U.K., because our secretary of state has just emerged with his counterpart and they are about to address the press live.

So Katrina, I'm going to only interrupt for that matter. And I do appreciate your time and I want to listen in to London.

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PHILIP HAMMOND, BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY: The result last Friday is, of course, not the result that I wished for. And it means a difficult period ahead for our country as we address -- adjust to the choice that has been made and over a longer period, our economy adjusts to the new realities.

But the people of Britain have spoken. And the government is clear that the result must be respected and will be delivered. Mr. Prime Minister said out earlier this afternoon, Britain's global role remains undiminished. There is absolutely no question that Britain will turn its back on the world or, indeed, on Europe.

Britain is and always will be open for business, committed to peace and security and a leading supporter of the international rules based system. We are a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, the secretary largest contributor to NATO, a member of the G-7, the G-20 and the common wealth. And even outside the E.U., we will seek to continue close collaboration and the strongest possible economic relationship with the 27.

I want to stress again that until an Article 50 notice is served, Britain remains a full member of the European Union. We will continue to engage with it and to contribute to it.

Our support for Operation Sophia, the E.U. task force tackling people traffickers in the Mediterranean is just one example of how we will continue to play our part. I expect that cooperation will go on regardless of our future status and relationship with the European Union.

I also want to reassure E.U. nationals living in the U.K., that there will be no immediate changes in their circumstances. They are as entitled to work, visit, and live here today as they were last Wednesday. The same is true of U.K. nationals in the E.U. Of course, our priorities are not confined to relationships with our neighbors. We will remain engaged with our international partners as we've always done to protect our people, promote our prosperity and project our values.

[12:45:10] Our world class diplomatic service will continue to deliver this vital work using its skills and expertise to uphold British interest and support our partners around the world. After this press conference, I will be talking with Secretary Kerry about how to keep up the pressure against Daesh in Syria and Iraq through the global coalition in which the U.K. plays an important part.

I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome the progress made by the Iraqi Security Forces in Fallujah, while recognizing also the serious humanitarian situation faced by people there and the need for the international community to respond to that.

We'll also discuss how to restart, restore political dialogue and encourage the transition away from Assad in Syria and how we support the government of national accord in Libya.

All of these issues are a vital concerns to this country and we will continue to play a vital role in seeking solutions to them.

I want to end by thanking Secretary Kerry once again for coming here today. It is an important show of support for the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

The U.S., of course, has vital relationships also with the other members of the European Union. And I hope that in the weeks and months ahead, we will be able to work out a solution for our future relationship with Britain outside the European Union which supports the stability and the security and the prosperity of the continent of Europe in a way which is hugely in the interest of the people of the U.K., the people of the continent of Europe and the people of the United States. John.

JOHN KERRY, SECRETARY OF STATE: Well, Philip, thank you very much and good evening to everybody.

I want to thank Foreign Secretary Hammond for yet another generous welcome here in London and also for his partnership in seeking to resolve some of the thorniest and most urgent challenges that we face across the globe.

I'm here in this great capital city this evening in the aftermath of last week's vote to underscore the unbreakable bond that exists between the United States and the United Kingdom.

The special relationship that we often refer to is perhaps even more important in these days of questioning on behalf of many people. But I want to make it clear that we believe, we, the United States, believe that it remains a strong and as crucial as ever.

We are bound together by a lot of different things. Bound together by a lot of history, bound together by many shared traditions, shared values, shared language, mostly. And a shared view of the rights and responsibilities of people and of nations.

Ours is really frankly a storied history among nations. And it is not inappropriate to recall that our troops in World War II fought side by side to liberate a continent from fascism. Then our diplomats worked together in tandem to rebuild Europe and our soldiers and aviators defended it when an iron curtain descended between west and east.

And today, our nations cooperate on virtually every major political and security issue. That is the very simple reason that right here, in fact, in this room, was my first visit overseas as secretary of state.

Good friends are important all of the time. But they are especially important in complex times. And I want to make it clear that at this moment of challenge the United States of America knows it could not ask for a better friend and ally than the United Kingdom.

[12:50:03] As Foreign Secretary Hammond and I reaffirmed today briefly in the conversation that we've already have and we will talk further about the issues that Philip preferred to that we reaffirmed that our two countries are strong and vigilant NATO partners, permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, commercial partners, global championship of democracy and the rule of law.

And the United States counts on strong U.K. leadership in NATO, the G- 7, the U.N. Security Council, the counter dash coalition and we are both looking forward to the NATO Summit next month as 28 nations, including 22 E.U. members come together in war saw to take the next steps to further strengthen the world's greatest alliance. And we will continue to be partners in that alliance.

This morning in Brussels and Philip referred to our relationship with E.U. I reaffirm the centrality of U.S., E.U. relations and the common agenda that we share. This includes the promotion of peace in Syria, the defeat of Daesh, support for Afghanistan and its fight against extremists, support for the government of national accord in Libya, support for a sovereign and Democratic Ukraine just to mention a few of the global challenges that bring us together constantly.

It includes addressing the global refugee crisis, implementing both climate change agreement approved in Paris and the joint comprehensive plan of action with Iran to reduce the threat posed by a nuclear weapon.

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BANFIELD: The secretary of state and his counterpart, the U.K. Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, addressing reporters after having a meeting, this is a meeting not only in the U.K. but it actually proceed a meeting that was in Brussels as well with E.U. officials.

So we're going to continue to watch that. At the same time, we also have other news that we're watching. There's a live Hillary Clinton event that we've got our eye on for you in a little while.

And then there's the story of anger and survival and redemption.

Just ahead, a rape survivor joins forces with the man she hated the most after her attack. It is a remarkable story. Brenda Tracy is going to join me to share this incredible journey. You don't want to miss it.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [12:56:41] BANFIELD: We have been following the developments in the case of a young woman who was raped on the campus of Stanford University. And that case has sparked an intense national discussion. And one voice that emerged from the discussion is Brenda Tracy.

In 1998, she survived a gang rape by four men that lasted six hours near the Oregon State University. Two of those arrested were football players at the school. The case was never prosecuted and the players only receive a one game suspension.

Their coach reportedly called the two men really "Good guys who made a bad choice." And fast forward 18 years and that coach, Oregon State's Mike Riley, is now in charge of Nebraska Football. And he invited Tracy to appear in front of his players in order to tell her story.

And she didn't hold back. She shared her feelings towards Coach Riley, telling his athletes, "At one point I hated this man more than my rapists."

And now, take a look at the following tweet. Her emotional meeting with the Cornhuskers team and Tracy shoulder to shoulder with the man she said she hated the caption. This is what accountability looks like. And both of them were smiling. The #Huskers, #Riley.

And Tracy joins me now. Tracy, I didn't know what to expect. I knew that you were -- you told us on this program you were going to be doing this meeting that you are going to be standing in front of all of those football players with the coach right beside them.

When you said to those players, "At one point I hated this man more than my rapists," what did the players in the room do?

BRENDA TRACY, RAPE SURVIVOR: They all a little bit funny because they all looked at me and then all of them simultaneously shifted their gaze to Coach Riley and then back to me. It was a very intense moment actually.

BANFIELD: And then after this meeting in the room when you spoke to the players and told them your experience all in an effort to try to get young people in college to understand, that college rape is serious, the ramifications are serious. He hugged you. Take me there at that moment.

TRACY: Well, the first hug happened before, I mean when I first met Coach Riley for the very first time face to face. And it was interesting because I was scared. The assistant said, "OK, come over here." And I was about to walk in the room. And I remember I stopped in my tracks and said, "Is he in there." And he said, "Oh, yeah, he is. Are you OK?" And I took a deep breath. And I walked in and I got into the doorway and Coach Riley was sitting right in front of me. And he looked up at me and he had the biggest grin on his face and he said, "Hi, Brenda." And I immediately started to cry. And we walked to each other and hugged. And I -- sorry, emotional, but I cried a little bit on his shoulder. And it is a moment I will ever, ever forget. It was a very special moment. [12:59:49] BANFIELD: Well, I'll tell you what, that the fact that you're sharing it with us now and your raw emotion is coming through and the picture that we just put up on the screen, it -- you have helped a lot of people more than just in that room.

You are a very brave and courageous and respectable and -- woman. And I just can't thank you enough for doing that and telling the story. And I hope you'll continue to talk with us as we navigate through this really ugly national issue, Brenda. Thank you so much.

TRACY: Thank you so much for having me.

BANFIELD: It's good to see you again and it won't be the last. Brenda Tracy joining us after a really remarkable meeting.

I thank you, everyone, for watching. Brianna Keilar is going to sit in for Wolf Blitzer and she starts right now.