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GOP chair Reince Priebus: Media has 'crazy obsession' with Ben Carson

Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, says Hillary Clinton's past should face similar attention.
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus addresses an audience at an event, July 31, 2014, in Boston. (Photo by Steven Senne/AP)
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus addresses an audience at an event, July 31, 2014, in Boston.

Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, tells TODAY's Matt Lauer that the media scrutiny of Ben Carson's past amounts to a "crazy obsession," and that Hillary Clinton's past should face similar attention. Regarding the RNC's strained relationship with NBC over the recent GOP debate on CNBC, Priebus says he had a "good conversation" with NBC News head Andrew Lack.