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The central council issued this very vague statement. were eager to know what hes talking about. we have two federal enforcement officials who have told us that president trump directed michael cohen to lie to congress about negotiations to build the trump tower in moscow. >> you might remember, one of the biggest questions heading into michael cohens testimony this week was how to understand that blockbuster report from buzzfeed a few weeks back. in it, they said the president directed cohen to...

Reputation of his own investigation he needed to shoot it down. >> reporter: buzzfeeds editor, ben smith, stuck by the story anyway, tweeting: we stand by our story, and we urge the special counsel to make clear what hes disputing. this morning the president weighed in enroute to dover, delaware. >> i think that the buzzfeed piece was a disgrace to our country. it was a disgrace to journalism. and i think also that the coverage by the mainstream media was disgraceful, and i think its going to ta...

Wrong. now we have a response from buzzfeeds editor, ben smith. the man who put the famous discredited dossier into pub i publication. >> tucker: ben smith says let robert mueller correct our story. does perhaps the ownness lie with ben smith and buzzfeed to find out what they reported was accurate. ith sounds it wasnt accurate. in the meantime terrie joins us tonight, former director of the fbi.bu we first wanted you here tonight to talk about border security. first let me ask but this buzzfeed...

Hold donald trump accountable. >> id like to know what the cnn reporters question was, by the way. anyway, buzzfeeds editor was on msnbc last night. heres how he defended his decision to release those documents. >> i think there was an error when you would be the gate keeper to information and say to your audience, trust us, were keeping things from you, we have lots of secrets, but you could trust us. i think you could say that is a big error. that is not the present day. when you have -- once,...

There are things that are true. there are things that are accurate and these facts will hold donald trump accountable. >> id like to know what the cnn reporters question was, by the way. anyway, buzzfeeds editor was on msnbc last night. heres how he defended his decision to release those documents. >> i think there was an error when you would be the gate keeper to information and say to your audience, trust us, were keeping things from you, we have lots of secrets, but you could trust us. i thin...