Well, if the tape giver wanted this to be out, and the LAT ain’t doing it, s/he would give it to another media outlet if they still had a copy.
I believe the owner of the original has an asking price equivalent to the shortfalls of her primary campaign.
“Well, if the tape giver wanted this to be out, and the LAT aint doing it, s/he would give it to another media outlet if they still had a copy.”
I work in the industry. You NEVER give your master tape of an important video. You ALWAYS make a copy in case something happens to the original.