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Read in my life was martin luther kings letter from the birmingham city jail that ive read that letter about 100 times. i read some of it again last night. what jumped off the page at me is injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. and that reminded so much of what were going through today. the injustices we see taking place at our southern border. the injustice we see taking place in fair housing. these things are things that democrats have been pushing for us to get fixed. and i th...

Optimistic. heather: well, the two leaders have agreed to a second summit at the end of february. u.s. officials say that the rogue nation has not taken any significant steps to get rid of its nuclear weapons, despite promising to do so during last years summit in singapore. well, a buzz feed reporter cant seem to explain discrepancies in the exclusive story that claimed president trump directed his former lawyer to lie to congress. kayleigh mcenany had a comment on this earlier in the show. tod...

Buzzfeed report that the president urged michael cohen to lie to congress. but robert mueller said it has to evidence to support the allegation. the president offered a rare bit of praise. president trump: i appreciate the president coming out with a statement last night. i appreciate that. howie: joining us to analyze the coverage, juan williams *, sara fisher, and mollie hemingway. we have been evacuated to the washington statement because of a fire thats been put out in the washington bureau....

That describes what information the mueller office officially had in its possession, perhaps are incorrect, but buzz field may feel larger the larger point that there is some indication that trump supposedly asked cohen to lie may be is true. i mean, thats the only way i can reconcile the two of them. the only other alternative is to conclude that buzz feed got it wrong. >> neil: rudy guliani sent mixed messages on this issue, whether the president did do it, it wouldnt be a big deal. did he mud...

In america goes with this story. buzzfeed says they contacted the special prosecutors office to say they are returning this story and the response was zero. >> you had the special counsel say now we are going to repudiate the story. this is very political. howie: buzzfeed provided the email. it said we are going with a story that says michael cohen was directed by president trump to lie to congress. that made it easier to do the typical we decline to comment. wouldnt that -- wouldnt you want to ...

What is the big deal, why should anybody care about that, he as a former prosecutor himself would have to know that that would raise eyebrows at the very least. >> neil: so when bob muellers team takes the step to come out and clarify something without specifying that which theyre clarifying, does it help matters? do we know what they find wrong in buzz feeds reporting? >> they havent been absolutely clear about what they find wrong. the fact that they spoke at all is extremely significant. they...

Stories like this arent the result of reporters doing careful detective work. the story was fro fecia professd by a source. you start with a media company and sometimes the stories are rejected because of credibility problems. the dumping ground for these stories has been buzzfeed. it gets covered by the rest of the media to then report the story that they would not otherwise put their hands on with the caveat that reported by yobuzzfeed. this is an indictment of the entire media. rob: buzzfeed ...

>> do i have my doubts about buzzfeed? yes. the reporter who broke the story said he didnt see the actual documents to substantiate it is a big red flag. president trump: its a total phoney story and a disgrace to our country. it was a disgrace to journalism. howie: did the media rush to judgment on a story that seems to be falling apart. this as rudy giuliani seems to back off his remarks on campaign collusion. >> are you saying nobody in the campaign had any contact with russia. >> i never sai...

Aides but according to cohen, thats whats on the record. as you pointed out, between 88 says they are standing by the story. im curious because its interesting to me that buzzfeed gave peter carr, i think mueller spokesman, where they were going to publish a story. no response from muellers office and then muellers office as something unusual which is to repudiate the story. to me, what they said was the story is wrong. >> dana: thats what i was going to talk about. >> juan: and then buzzfeed sa...

I think what it says more about is the obsession of many in the national media to attackthis president for any reason , for any allegation. for anyreport . it was remarkable what we saw happening for 24 hours in the media. on the basis of the report that appeared in buzzfeed. i think its one of the reasons why people are so frustrated with many in the national media and the constant obsession. >>chris: if i may because i want to move along. what about the house democrats, some of whom said if it...