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Sebastian gorka? >> i can only back up joe digenova, bill barr is a quiet professional and i just spoke to somebody who worked with him at the doj. he is exactly the right man for the job. but with regards to this story today, sean, its incredibly important that we look at what the media did with it. thats the -- no on buzzfeed ran this garbage story because we know its the gutter press. the story is how the media lapped it up and used it for a day to call for the impeachment of the president. t...

>> tucker: i agree. >> lets not say the president is in the clear tonight. lets not impeach him as a whole bunch of people did over the last 24 hours. my final point on this is axios, which is, again, supposed to be a very credible organization. they have a lot of credible people there i was just reading as i was listening to you and dan bongino, they had this all outtake a few hours ago go how whats really, really bad for the president is that donald trump jr. has exposure. when you look at the...

And heres my question, tucker, because i was listening to your conversation a moment ago with ed henry very carefully. i would like to know at this point who were these two sources that are quoted by buzzfeed? if they have been given false information and now they have got egg and mud and everything else ought over their face, it would seem, i think its now time journalistically to burn the sources. tell you was who these unidentified law enforcement sources were. >> tucker: exactly. >> who gave...

Time in the trump administration. i want to talk 2020. react to that guy first. we were talking about this early in the program. week after week, we hear bombshell, the walls are closing in, thats it. we were just debating, is this one going to fall apart as well? now, the special counsel weighs in to say this is not accurate? >> last night was a wow when the story broke. this is absolutely another wow, because, as you say, in your introduction of the breaking news, ed, it is extremely rare for ...

Journalistic joke. msnbs is a strong second. their coverage tonight, which i was watching in anticipation of some other shows that im doing, was absolutely outrageous. these people are embarrassing from stem to stern, cnn, msnbc, how sad. where has journalism sunk? tim russert is rolling over in his grave. >> joe, we appreciate you joining us live. you obviously have a strong point of view and you have made it. guy and marie, i appreciate you both coming in and providing your inviting us as well...

Read in. >> sean: two reporters for buzzfeed. the other reporter, responsible for this story is a guy by the name of jason leopold. f he actually contradicts hise co-author. watch this. >> now, your colleague, who you wrote the story with says that neither of you, when you talk about those documents that you guys havent actually seen them. you havent seen the documents, the texts, et cetera. how confident are you that these actually exist that this is true? >> i dont think that we have said we h...

You are correct instructing michael cohen to lie if that happened, which now looks like it obviously didnt, is a crime. why we instruct him to lie about a noncrime, a building project in moscow, tucker, is not illegal. there is nothing illegal about it part of the story made no sense. secondly, think about, this tucker. you were in journalism before. you know, you have the scoop of the century right here, right? and you give it to buzzfeed and to a reporter at buzzfeed with a checkered path? wha...

Extension they were suggesting this is really bad for donald trump. well, you know what? >> tucker: i was stunned. i listened to it stuck, involuntarily stuck in an airport this morning. why do they still play that crap at airports. >> dont they pay? >> tucker: yes. >> i have seen that on tucker. >> tucker: thank you. appreciate it this turned out to be understatement of the evening be huge issue of buzzfeeds source. im getting word as of this hour buzzfeed is saying we stand by our reporting. e...

Buzz feeds description of specific statements to the special counsels office and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office regarding michael cohens congressional testimony are not accurate. bottom line, you remember the buzz feed story which broke late last night and sparked countless news stories and news analysis that appears now to be unfru -- untrue that the president directed michael cohen to lie to congress. the white house sharply denied it. rudy giuliani said, i...

Presidents pursuit of a trump tower project in moscow. doug mckelway has more on the story. >> reporter: it is either one of the biggest blockbuster stories of recent history or one of the biggest journalistic blunders weve seen in a long time, and its looking more like the latter. the special counsels office, which seldom goes on record, issued a remarkable statement last night that refuted a buzzfeed piece alleging president trump ordered his attorney, michael cohen, to lie to a congressional ...