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>> thank you, ari. >> "the new york times" report, which is very important and has at times been overshadowed by other important things, makes a point of noting that many publications, including "the times," credulously went along with this myth making. and then it points to a few reporters, wayne barrett and you, by name, who did it. so walk us through how you were ahead of this story and what's important about "the times" report. >> well, the report is incredibly important, even if it doesn't change one voter's mind, because it gives congress a road map and state of new york tax authorities ...

Chauffeured cadillac with his initials on the plates. he dates slinky fashion models, belongs to the most elegant clubs, and at only 30 years of age, estimates that he is worth more than $200 million. so began a november 1, 1976 article in "the times," one of the first major profiles of donald trump, and a cornerstone of decades of myth-making about his wealth. how can he claim to be worth more than $200 million when he would divulge later to casino regulators that his taxable income that year in 1976 was actually $24,594. for the whole year. but "the times" in 1976 apparently bought it hook, ...

Great paragraph in here, i got to page 37, david, here. i'm ready for my quiz. i'll ask you to weigh in. i want ashley to weigh in on this, too. "money is at the core of the brand, mr. trump successfully sold to the world. essential to the myth making is keeping the truth of his money, how much of it he actually has, where or whom it came from hidden or obscured, across the decades aided and abetted by less than aggressive journalism, mr. trump made sure his financial history would be sensationalized far more than seen." david? >> yeah, i think, you know, think that one of the revelations to u...

Great britain and france, permanent members of the security council continue to put international politics and diplomacy in the realm of myth making. >> and after several hours of discussions, that vote was taken, we had 8 against, 4 countries abstained from voting and then china, bolivia and russia were the only ones who voted. eric: there's some strong response to the ambassador's remarks from all three allies, britain u.s. and france that carried out the strike? >> absolutely. you know, the three western allies wasted no time getting their side on the record. you've heard some of that there...

Served as our third president and expanded the united states with the louisiana purchase. robert e. lee was separated from them by nearly a century. he led an army to destroy the united states, protect the institution of slavery and killed thousands of u.s. soldiers in the process. why is lee such a flash point? many feel he's the easiest confederate to defend to a lot of myth making that would be true. the major myths is that he was a compassionate slave owner and helped heal the country after the civil war. in fact he shattered a long standing tradition in his wife's family who are descend d...