spokesperson for the special counsel. so you think if the entire thing, and we don't know here, if the entire thing, we just say this story is wrong, do you think that or this story is just completely inaccurate. >> the denial is a little bit opaque. that's my interpretation based on what i'm able to piece together. >> i want to bring you in susan, buzzfeed standing by their reporting and their sources, give me your takeaway. >> well, look, it is very serious allegation to have made and now to have that called into question by the special counsel's office in this very unusual statement, you know, it's very serious and we're going to have to wait for the full results of the investigation to know. i agree with max's parsing of the statement, although the second part of the special counsel's statement also caught my eye because the buzzfeed report does mention that there was corroboration of cohen's basically accusation that the president directed him to lie, and it does appear to me, at least, that the special counsel's office is questioning