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Any tapes that may exist by june 23rd. joining me joan walsh, david corn of mother jones and chiron skinner, former member of trumps national security council transition team. im going to start with you. the question of whether or not there were tapes -- i say an issue. i was dubious there were tapes, seemed like hyperbole from trump. lets start out donald trump prepared may 12th -- lets go back, there we go, cut two. james comey better hope there are no tapes of our conversations before he star...

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Working hard to get me fired, get me off the air, so this voice of hours on the show, i do not force you to watch. i ask you to watch. i want you to watch -- it could not be heard. if there is now a well-funded, well orchestrated campaign against me in this particular case to silence me by attacking my advertisers. this is all put together by impart clinton founded -- impar impart. a sorros found a group. this is not hyperbole. this is a kill shot. they want the show canceled, off the air, it is...

Allegations involving jared kushner and these meetings that he had where either he suggested or somebody suggested that a back channel be put together in some form, possibly using russian facilities. can you think of any good reason to do something like that in a transition period between one presidency over another? >> look, i -- i think jared has said that hes more than willing to answer any and all questions. they reached out to us yesterday to make sure that we knew that was the case and im ...

Thanks for having me. >> tucker: for more on the profoundly intemperate response, the insane response by the press to what happened yesterday, were joined by a reporter who writes for the hill. even if you were like comeys brother-in-law and love the guy, i dont think its a similar things we watched on television over the last 24 hours prayed as a full meltdown. >> the worst weve ever stayed in terms of our politicians, in terms of hypocrisy, the worst weve seen from media in terms of hyperbole....

Can you think of any good reason to do something like that in a transition period between one presidency over another? >> look, i think jared has said that hes more than willing to answer any and all questions. they reached out to us yesterday to make sure that we knew that was the case and im sure hes willing to do so. i look at what the reports have said about asking questions of him. it seems to me that based on just the reporting that you and others are making, hes not a target. so i think i...

She didnt sound very happy with the trump administration. >> there is a full-fledged trolled on truth and reason. when people in power in the event their own facts, and attack those who question them, it can mark the beginning of the end of a free society. that is not hyperbole. it is what authoritarian regimes throughout history have done. >> and that is a warning. but one thing she didnt warrant about was wild speculation while remembering her time in college. >> we were furious about the past...

[ applause ] >> and theres something else. as the history majors among you here today know all too well, when people in power invent their own facts and attack those who question them, it can mark the beginning of the end of a free society. [ applause ] >> that is not hyperbole. it is what authoritarian regimes throughout history have done. they attempt to control reality. not just our laws and our rights and our budgets, but our thoughts and beliefs. right now some of you might wonder well, why...

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I look at what the reports have said about asking questions of him. it seems to me that hes -- based on just the reporting that you and others are making, hes not a sergeant target. i think i would just wait. sounds like hes more than glad to talk about all of these things. instead of getting wrapped up into a lot of hyperbole as these things can sometimes do, i think talking with him directly and getting him to answer any and all questions as he said he would do would probably be the prudent co...