What we don't know as we watch this is whether Lauer is aware of what was closing in on him. If he's grilling O'Reilly about six women talking to the New York Times about him while he's fully aware the Times is working on a similar story about him, dang. The guy would have a future as an actor if that profession wasn't also running as fast as it can from newly revealed pervs.
But even if Lauer doesn't know the ziggy is coming for him, he still knows about his own behavior. And yet he sits here and does this: