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>> you are better with sources than anybody that i know. and you are an the encyclopedia who never lets go of any word or fact you have ever learned. given that, given what i think of as your sort of encyclopedic knowledge, what do you think is important about the buzzfeed reporting and about the special counsel responding to it? >> there were red flags about the buzzfeed story from the get-go. i mean, you know, you have this really bold lead that the president directed michael cohen to lie. but...

Indictment. >> uh-huh. >> so this isnt coming out of a blue sky. this is a line of reporting that has been repeatedly vindicated. >> ben smith, "buzzfeeds" editor-in-chief at a very kinetic moment in "buzzfeed" right now. ben, thank you very much for being with us. appreciate it. >> thank you, rachel. >> all right, so this has been a rollicking day on this story. this bombshell pushback from the special counsels office on "buzzfeeds" bombshell reporting has created a bunch of questions. i mean, ...

Characterization of documents and testimony obtained by the office. tonight buzzfeed says they stand by their reporting and they say they are urging the special counsel to make clear exactly what his office is disputing here. joining us now is chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney in the eastern district of virginia, former senior fbi and justice department official. mr. rosenberg, it is great to have you with us tonight. thank you for making time. >> my pleasure. thank you for having me. >> i w...

There had been a lot of speculation as to whether it would be sealed or whether it would be public-facing. that was a very minor comment from the special counsel but it was super helpful for all of us planning to cover that development in the paul manafort case. but we think thats kind of it. we think thats the universe of the number of times the special counsels office has made an on the record comment to a reporter. but now tonight they have really put out a big one. they have said this, pushi...

Qualified their comments earlier saying, if the information is true, which apparently, it is not. in 24 hours after buzzfeed ran the story, nobody, not a single media outlet match the reporting reporting. and now, we know why. david. >> speed to come a great reporting, joining me now wisconsin congressman sean duff, kimberley strassel member of "the wall street journal" editorial and fox contributor ar advisor to barack obama 2008 presidential cam bait -- campaign. david let me go to you this fi...

David on buzzfeed, your team dogs from this team you will treasure forever. another one, who graced the internet with their presence. a third one, 19 absolutely beautifully poached eggs, i literally want to marry. that is what you get from buzzfeed. and that who cnn, msnbc and all the other outlets are sourcing and running all day long about how donald trump, it is true, will be impeached. the bottom line, the left-wing media left the step because they want to impeach donald trump. they hate his...

>> tracy: even democrats eager to impeach the president had qualified their comments saying, if the information is true, which apparently it is not. and finally, we now know the reason no other news organization matched buzzfeeds reporting. shannon. >> shannon: trace gallagher thank you very much. time for tonights panel to begin chief counsel for the house judiciary julie epstein and "the wall street journal" fox news contributor jason wiley and hill, sexton, thank you for being with us tonight...

News organizations did not validate this story and recorded that buzzfeed recorded and they did not validate it but in fact withheld validation until they could confirm. and i think it underscores the fairness of the press but i think the fact that the special counsels office came out so quickly to deny that it was a stores -- source speaks to the fairness of special counsels office but the third point i would add to, nothing changes the overall narrative. this would have been a damaging story f...

Msnbc to slow down. i will say to the friends on fox news to slow down as well. listen, this is a cautionary tale. we have a long way to go to see what robert mueller has and doesnt have. remember the reporting from dan smith, buzzfeed said we will stay tuned. we will report the story but no other independent journalist outlets have been able to cooperate the story so lets see if they are able to do so as we dig deeper. i suspect one of the reasons that the meal or team said something, concerns ...

Watch it. >> it is hard to see, and we will begin asking questions based off of it. he acknowledged in an interview yes, indeed i was directed by the president. >> tonight buzzfeed is saying quote we stand by the reporting and the sources who informed and we urge the special counsel to make clear what he is disputing. tonight, the editor in chief of buzzfeed was on cnn. listen. >> i do think what they did here is extremely confusing. speak >> confusing in what way? >> to all of us, confusing tha...