“The tape was leaked by the NBC News division, by somebody at the ‘Today’ show,” says one source. 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. A source said, “Billy and Matt had a great relationship. Matt had nothing to do with the tape.” Lauer himself added, “This story is a complete fantasy, patently false.”Bush’s rep didn’t comment.

Source: Fox News February 24, 2017 13:30 UTC