collaborating with her in an attempt to rig the election. this is not just false, it s ludicrous and it s damaging. but you know what, his current conspiracy theory is ripped from these pages, the website of brei breitbart news. it s right there, the mainstream media are kohl lecolluding to e hillary clinton. what are the consequences of this conspiratorial talk? joining me now, senior editor at the atlantic and margaret with the washington post. margaret, what do we even say? how do we prove that we are not all conspiring? brian, i m not sure how you prove it. it s an absurd claim. i ve spent decades in the newspaper business.
but once the lawyers signed off, it seems as though you would want to get that on the air very fast, and that didn t happen. it seems like nbc has had a tortured relationship with trump. they had that interview that was pretty easy on him, they had fallon playing with trump s hair on the entertainment side. trump said nbc was out to get him by leaking this tape. do we have any evidence of who might have leaked it to the washington post ? i have no idea, brian. i m not hiding anything, i just don t know. let me also ask you about a big development this week. the unprotected journalist said donald trump is a threat to press freedom. what do you make of this statement, and does it start to prove trump supporters right when they say the media is out to get this candidate? that was a big deal for the community to protect journalists. i talked to the chairwoman of cpj, sandy rowe, about it.
impact in my life. welcome back to reliable sources. i m brian stalter. donald trump is heaping praise on wikileaks while the clinton campaign condemns the publication of stolen e-mails.
works. that s what i mean by a conspiratorial mind. what he said on thursday, talking about the banks and corporations and globalists, it came awfully close to anti-semitic language. i m just asking you, based on your experience with him, where does that come from? i really don t. this is a guy who has created his brand and his followers because of his bold demeanor. and he comes across as a very tough, strong individual. and that s how he s been able to really grow his brand over the years to become this success is ful businessman. again, brian, i wrote a book about donald trump s businesses. i didn t write a book about donald trump s politics. i covered all the businesses in very granular detail. i certainly can speak more about that s why i m surprised he s claiming these conspiracies that don t exist.
so how about this? you can t make this up. the gop front-runner is a television reality star. his tv replacement is a former governor. is there election turning into one big reality tv show? let s talk about it. dillon byer, cnn s new reporter, welcome to the network. thank you for having me. brian stalter, host of re liable sources and buck sexton, skrn political commentator. good to have you all here. dillon, you first. nbz announced today that arnold schwarzenegger is going to fill the spot of next celebrity host of the apprentice. he s a former governor of california and a huge movie star, as well. what in the world is going on