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‘Today’ staffer leaked infamous Trump tape that ruined Billy Bush: sources
NY Post ^ | 2/23/17 | Mara Siegler and Emily Smith

Posted on 02/24/2017 1:55:49 AM PST by markomalley

The infamous “Access Hollywood” tape — in which President Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women by the hoo-ha — was an inside job, leaked by an NBC News staffer on Billy Bush’s own “Today” show, multiple sources tell Page Six.

“The tape was leaked by the NBC News division, by somebody at the ‘Today’ show,” says one source. “NBC News knew for a while about the existence of the tape. Billy himself had told them about it. People in the news division became frustrated that ‘Access Hollywood’ was taking too long to air it and decided it had to come out.”

“Access” had been working on airing a sanitized version of the tape, which revealed Trump’s comments but protected Bush by editing out his. But the full tape, which was leaked to the Washington Post, featured Bush goading the president. The leak got Bush fired from “Today,” which was, according to the source, part of the plan.

“The leaked tape served a dual purpose: It helped get Bush out of the way — Matt Lauer didn’t like him and felt he was a liability — and NBC thought it would derail Trump,” says the source. “But all it did was crush Billy, and, ironically, his own network was behind it.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bias; mediabias; msm; trump
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1 posted on 02/24/2017 1:55:49 AM PST by markomalley
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To: markomalley

I wonder how much of that conversation on the bus was edited? Much of that conversation did not have video of the participants. They could have cut and spliced conversation to make it sound worse than the actual words. I suspect they did.


2 posted on 02/24/2017 2:03:48 AM PST by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental illness: A totalitarian psyche.)
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To: markomalley

Trump voters simply did not care about nonsense like this.

We just wanted to throw a hand-grenade into DC!


3 posted on 02/24/2017 2:05:10 AM PST by Bobalu (The fool has said in his heart that there is no God...I am not a fool.)
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To: markomalley

I remember drinking Billy Bush beer years ago.


4 posted on 02/24/2017 2:07:48 AM PST by BipolarBob (I thought money was burning a hole in my pocket but it was just my Samsung Note 7.)
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To: markomalley
A proper analysis of that video may be found here.
5 posted on 02/24/2017 2:10:25 AM PST by cynwoody
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To: markomalley
I remember how the advertising arm of the DNC celebrated ol bjclinton. Today's workers do not even attempt to hide their double standards.
6 posted on 02/24/2017 2:16:04 AM PST by Just mythoughts
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To: markomalley

Maybe the Post could have told us something we didn’t know and could care less about, like why is the cold water always on the right?


7 posted on 02/24/2017 2:17:13 AM PST by mazda77
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To: BipolarBob
I remember drinking Billy Bush beer years ago.

Are you sure that wasn't Billy Carter beer?


8 posted on 02/24/2017 2:18:21 AM PST by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody

Yeah, that was it. My dry humor doesn’t translate well across the internet. Sorry about that.


9 posted on 02/24/2017 2:39:04 AM PST by BipolarBob (I thought money was burning a hole in my pocket but it was just my Samsung Note 7.)
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To: markomalley
Everybody at NBC knew about the illegal tape and nobody did anything about it? And the only reason it wasn't released earlier was that there were some who wanted to save Billy Bush while destroying the candidacy of President Trump?

And NBC's storm troopers (reporters?) are outraged that President Trump says the press is unfair. Wow.

10 posted on 02/24/2017 2:42:19 AM PST by grania
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To: grania

NBC had the tape and released it at the command of the Clinton campaign. It was intended to be thier October surprise weapon, but they fired it off early to attempt to counter the Wikileaks revelations.


11 posted on 02/24/2017 2:48:26 AM PST by Flick Lives
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To: markomalley

“in which President Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women by the hoo-ha”

No, in which he said the women ALLOW him to grab them by the hoo-ha because they come on strong because they are gold diggers. In other words, it’s CONSENSUAL but the lib media portrays him like he is Bill Clinton who of course never gets a shred of the kind of heat Trump gets.


12 posted on 02/24/2017 2:49:11 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Hillary Clinton IS a felon)
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To: cynwoody

LOL! I remember that guy. He died at only 51 years old, that must have been one hell of a beer.


13 posted on 02/24/2017 2:52:40 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Hillary Clinton IS a felon)
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To: Flick Lives
How does that work legally if members of the Clinton campaign were colluding to release an illegal tape?

Oh, yeah. I almost forgot. 1. There were no consequences when hillary went so far as to accept debate questions ahead of time. 2. Nobody's talking about the disturbing aspects of those tapes being egged on by Bush, illegally taped, kept with the network's knowledge, and there being discussion about how to best use them to undermine the DJT campaign.

Three cheers for our fair and balanced media!!!

14 posted on 02/24/2017 2:56:12 AM PST by grania
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To: cynwoody
You're right, but, now that you posted it, doesn't Billy Carter bear a passing resemblance to Jeb Bush?


15 posted on 02/24/2017 2:57:49 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: jonrick46

No doubt it was. But it was also evident Trump was talking about groupies that will let celebrity men have their way with them. The irony is they tried using this against the opponent of a broad who has a husband known for his female exploits and numerous complaints.


16 posted on 02/24/2017 3:04:56 AM PST by VermithraxPejorative
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

I thought it was disgusting. And I was a college student when it came out, so that is saying something. I think most if it was saved as a collectible. Ebay is full of unopened Billy beer cans. That said, Billy Carter was a likable character and the best one of the bunch.


17 posted on 02/24/2017 3:11:15 AM PST by beef (Who Killed Kennewick Man?)
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To: grey_whiskers

In both cases, I suspect, sadly, the better part of their fathers’ genes ran down their fathers’ legs.


18 posted on 02/24/2017 3:11:16 AM PST by cynwoody
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To: markomalley

WHAT”S THE NAME????? Idiot writers.


19 posted on 02/24/2017 3:14:29 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: markomalley

Number one suspect..Matt Lauer
Jealousy. Can’t stand the drama queen. He’s well known for his stompy foot antics....throws a hissy fit if it isn’t what he wants
Wish some one would knock him down a notch or three


20 posted on 02/24/2017 3:18:22 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thaicland..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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