Disputinga Buzzfeed News Today

The consequences for this, are going to be serious for any journalist. we dont have any instances during this investigation last two years of journalists making up these types of stories. if they do, they do lose their jobs. when i said that the president calls the news fake news all the time and criticize the media all the time and this hurts their credibility, maybe, well see, february 7, michael cohen. on the other hand he calls the investigation a witchhunt and this gives credibility to muel...

Of buzzfeed said to my colleague, chris hayes last night. >> obviously the spousen prefers to control the timeline and for reernl reasons wants to operate on his own timeline. without revealing a lot of details. but i think you know hes made these sort of statements and we would like to know what hes talking about. >> the "washington post" put it, that the buzzfeed news story landed like a mortar in washington. >> if this report is true, if the president directed michael cohen to lie to congress...

It. and then you see this other thing and you go, i have to question it and no one else has confirmed it. did goes back to things like michael cohen was in prague and mcclatchy is standing by that story. buzzfeed is standing by this and ultimately were going to know. because theres going to be public hearings and there should be and that raises a question of whether michael cohen will be able to testify about this particular thing or whether its barred as a russia-related thing that he cant talk...

Lets start with the stir that it caused. we heard from congressman caster there reacting to the import, potential import of this piece. this was a turning point in a way on capitol hill, the way the story was reacted to. >> sure it was. it landed like a mortar is what the "washington post" said. and what was interesting is everyone was very inclined to believe it number one, buzzfeed has been doing some great reporting around this investigation. so they have a track record. ben smith is an outst...

Accurate. that report one of several stories about russia investigation. the "washington post" detailing the lengths to which president trump went to conceal his conversations with russia president vladimir putin and "the wall street journal" with an incredible story on how michael cohen tried to rig polls ahead of the election to put donald trump on top. joining us for this conversation, is michael rothfield a reporter who worked on that piece for t"the wall street journal". your focus has been...

Strategist. jill von banks normally in chicago is with us in the new york, assistant watergate special prosecutor and pete dominick, "stand up" on sirius xm. we begin with the article that bus fooed published. questions about it raised overnight by the special counsel staff. robert muellers spokesman doing something he has never done before, commenting on a piece of reporting that said according to federal law enforcement sources, president trump directed his long-time personal attorney, michael...

I mean i would, my expertise to some extent is on the media. i think the concern here is that this plays into, president trump and what hes been saying about media for a long time. i also want to give credit to everybody who during the last 24-hour news cycle went on networks everywhere and said "if true." and then, saying if its not true we admit that its not true. we cant buy into these conspiracies, we cant buy into things because we want, i dont like donald trump doesnt make it true. its imp...

The is special counsel was particularly narrow. he did not say what details were false. perhaps buzzfeed missed a time or -- theres a lot of wiggle room here for buzzfeed. i want to point out for those of my friends who are outside of the acela corridor, buzzfeed is a legitimate news organization. my parents havent heard of it, because they started making -- and i get so much yeah, but its buzzfeed. those it is not the "washington post" or "the new york times" in terms of the venerated and augus...