{"id":1726,"date":"2017-01-05T19:53:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T00:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2017-01-05T19:53:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T00:53:27","slug":"today-exclusive-matt-lauer-leon-panetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/01\/05\/today-exclusive-matt-lauer-leon-panetta\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;TODAY&#8217; EXCLUSIVE: MATT LAUER\/ LEON PANETTA\u200e"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">NEW YORK \u2013 January 5, 2017\u00a0\u2014 \u00a0In an exclusive interview,\u00a0Matt Lauer speaks to\u00a0Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta\u00a0prior to President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s intelligence briefing on Russian hacking during the election. The interview will air tomorrow,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Friday, January 6<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0on TODAY and will be available on\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span dir=\"ltr\">TODAY.com<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u00a0following the broadcast.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">###<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><b>For more information contact:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Megan Stackhouse<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\">NBC News<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\">e: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecmail.inbcu.com\/owa\/redir.aspx?SURL=lOLVzufG28c6ndlnGGwVbDu8SZd_Pv3ZVMzu-FJrEsc_SoNEzjXUCG0AYQBpAGwAdABvADoAbQBlAGcAYQBuAC4AawBvAHAAZgBAAG4AYgBjAHUAbgBpAC4AYwBvAG0A&amp;URL=mailto%3amegan.kopf%40nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">megan.kopf@nbcuni.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">p: 212-664-6205<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2013 January 5, 2017\u00a0\u2014 \u00a0In an exclusive interview,\u00a0Matt Lauer speaks to\u00a0Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta\u00a0prior to President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s intelligence briefing on Russian hacking during the election. 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