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According to Edward Snowden’s documents, they are actually capturing ALL the data (not just metadata) on every electronic message in the world (phone, email,etc.). There are plenty of people allowed to look at the data (especially on the technical help side), and it isn't masked till it is reviewed. Then, the people requesting the data have to be approved for it to be unmasked for THEM.

Considering Trump is widely hated throughout ALL DC agencies and contractors (since he threatens their lively-hood)), anyone at a tech level comparable to his could access it before the masking process. Everyone in DC reads the WaPo, and knows who their reporters are. Those reporters (and many others) are begging for any dirt on Trump or any of his people.

THAT, IMHO, is how the transcript got to reporters. Probably shopped around till someone bit, too.