year? it turns out the whole thing was a set up devised by nbc executives in an effort to derail the trump campaign. that was nbc property shot by nbc cameramen for an nbc show. but it was leaked to a "washington post" reporter. nbc news division knew about it, so did matt lauer. the company's motive was pretty straightforward. keep trump from becoming president. but didn't work but one of the biggest news networks in the world took an active side in a closely fought political race and then lied about it repeatedly. they posed as journalists but acted like political hacks. we have asked nbc to explain but they have weirdly refused comment, perhaps they are concocting a new coat in conspiracy theory.