Learned special counsel earlier today off the record concerns about the buzzfeed story and clearly those concerns are serious enough to prop special counsel to go on the record tonights aching, buzzfeeds description of specific statements to the special counsels office and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office regarding michaels congressional testimony are not accurate. That is critical because buzzfeed literally laid this out the door of the special counsel stating special office learned about trumps directive to lie to congress through interviews of multiple witnesses from the d internal company emails, Text Messages and a cache of other documents. One of the other wrote never saw the documents but special counsel is the one who brought this to Michael Cohen, listen. It is hard because they did this to him and asking questions based off of it. Then he acknowledged in the interview, yes, indeed i was directed by the president. Tonight buzzfeed is standing by its reporting and hear the editor in chief on msnbc, look. We describe our resources here. A federal Law Enforcement official involved in the investigation of the matter of the trump tower moscow will. We are not playing games with that and strong sources close to the investigation and involved in the investigation who we spoke after the publication of the story as well as before. Who told us was accurate. Tracy in the meantime Michael Colman is not commenting that really work the Legal Advisor letty davis steering clear of buzzfeed saying cohen had nothing to do with writing or initiating the story. Tonight Rudy Giuliani create tweeted this, the doj must rebuild the leakers of this false buzzfeed story which the press and democrats leaked. And maybe they should wait to investigate and tell the Mueller Report is valuable to. There may be nothing to investigate. And it is notable that buzzfeed does have credibility issues including multiple accusations of plagiarizing and stealing original content. As President Trump reminded the rope minutes ago, remember it was buzzfeed who released the totally discredited dossier paid for by crooked Hillary Clinton and democrats as Opposition Research on which the entire russian probe is based. A very sad day for journalism, but a great day for our country. Jason leopold, the other buzzfeed reporter who wrote the code when pease also mistakenly wrote back in 2006 that then dey chief of staff karl rove had been indicted by a grand jury, here is karl rove. Sensational story and prove problematic but anything Jason Leopolds name on it particularly Anonymous Sources strikes me as something that we ought to wait and make a judgment about later. 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. Thank you, shannon, thank you for having us. Shannon you know before the show the allegations broke and we get this very rare public response from the special counsels office saying that characterization is not accurate but buzzfeed standing by it so where do we go from here . This is a correction of the buzzfeed story. This is an annihilation of it but the reason the buzzfeed story seem to maybe have some key based on what it was reporting was that there were those there was supposed to be actual evidence, documents text the special counts had to cooperate these two Anonymous Sources. Special counsel coming out to say, no, that is not actually true is essentially a complete and utter destruction of the basics of the peace. Beyond that special counsel to come out and do this, we know that its very rare. I dont think it has ever happened before. Certainly, something that raises a lot of eyebrows in terms of how bad is the media reporting right now and special counsel feels the need to correct it. Once again, some to believe the worst about the president and obviously a double Standard Journal ethics to cover this administration. Previous administration and this is a bad one for buzzfeed. They may should have stuck to shannon entertaining. We actually went back through our records in our brain room team researching trying to look back at the special counsel to make other Public Comments were knocked on other things. We found something from april of last year appeared several months ago. And this is essentially the producer reaching out to the special counsel team and they said, you know, policy we dont come from for reporters whether a story accurate or not but what we tell people many of the stories about the investigation have been inaccurate. Be very cautious about any source that claims to have knowledge about investigation. So, even back then, that was the most we could get from them. To that point, ronan farrow says tonight, i cant speak to buzzfeed forcing but what it is worth i declined to run with parts of a narrative they convey based on a sore central to the story repeatedly disrupting or disputing the idea that trump directly issued ordinance of that kind, julian. Julie , i think this episode, actually shows the responsibility of the news media. And i think most of the major 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 for the president for sure but nothing changes that affect the russian broke laws and interfered with the election and nothing changes forensic evidence. Nothing changes that affect the Trump Campaign wanted to get russian dirt. Shannon lets stick to what we have in front of us. Shannon specific allegations that the president perjury and that is something jason, i would beg to differ that there were those who were reserved. Ive heard all night last night and all day today that impeachment, the beginning of the end, its over for the president. I mean, that was the theme of the day. Jason another bombshell that turned out to be a nothing burger is what this was. And we have seen before. The president tweeted this was a sad day for journalism. And he is absolutely right there max. The press today, the mainstream media, the antitrump spent the entire day speculating about unsubstantiated story that was anonymously sourced. Im old enough to remember this story would have never seen the light of day, shannon, and today it is the norm. I think the president is absolutely right. The press is making itself looked very, very badly. Its going to be very difficult for this media to restore any credibility that they once had before. And i think the president is absolutely right on that front. Shannon Rudy Giuliani speaking out now that doj must rebuild the leakers of this false story because they are standing by their sources. Which the present democrats embraced and maybe wait to investigate until filed. Maybe nothing to legitimately investigate. But in a chance that we actually get to leakers . I think it is unlikely and president at that a lot of journalists would even want to in this case and some disagreement with her to out the source. To the broader conduct and what we have been seeing, this is not a first offense, shannon and that is why people have become so exhausted and exasperated with this antitrump mania that we see from some of the biggest news outlets in the country. There are news outlets, cnn, new york times, Washington Post running for source for a long time that are all supposed to take down the president. Some have had to fire their own journalist because of stories that were damaging to the president. When you look how many retractions, corrections, outright falsehoods peddled by major news all damaging to trump in profound ways and have to be walked back, clear and agenda at work. This is not random chance. Julian, does this lend credence to the president s argument there are people who do not actually report on him but they are driven by fake news and out to get him . Do they tend, you know make his back or say we do it right all along and then rally even further . Julian i just disagree. Again, i think it shows the upset. One point small fact, conceivably could be the Southern District of new york which has been investigating cohen again. But i spent the day talking to a lot of reporters at major publications and all of them said they would not run the story and validate it until they could get confirmation of it. The fact that i think they showed restraint totally undermines the point that we just made. I think reporters here try to show balance and then quickly get out in front. The buzzfeed story look like at a lot of problems. I think that is false and i think the overall narrative of the extent of russian interference in the election undisputed. 36 guilty pleas or convictions at this point. Over 100 contacts with the Trump Campaign shannon again, can i want to stay on point. I agree with you julian the major story line has not been contradicted here. Shannon but there have been other stories. Because, there has been no corrections. Julian special counsels office came out within 24 hours and corrected it. Shannon and they are not the ones who started it. Julian most media sources backed off. You will find one example of a News Organization making a mistake and use that as an entire shannon Something Different that i was watching all day because jason, news and radio all day. This is literally what i heard the beginning and the end. Jason yes, a big story dominated the news cycle today. And my fellow guests doesnt seem to have a problem with that. He think that somehow exonerates the media and paints them in a good light. But no, i think just the opposite and we have to stress molars Office Almost never does this. This story was so off the mark that they felt the need to come out and correct the record. Julian the point is when its false, my point is about muellers office comes out right away and said something that is false when its folds. Either of the two codes that just an example of a news story printed with special counsel investigation and that was false but muellers office failed to come jason special counsel have the balls to shannon wait a second. Guys. Guys, what i told you about, we tried to go back and see where they have spoken out before and again this email exchange with executive producer in april of last year, they said we cannot come out and we will not address every story that comes out yes or no, but we will caution you that there are tons of inaccurate reporting done all the way through. And that was, you know im almost a year ago. Jason this was fake news creating a national narrative. The fact that other news outlets didnt run the story doesnt mean they were not running with the story which was going on all day as she pointed out, shannon. This is what has been happening, people really think they got trump and that was a whole new cycle today. They finally got him, hes cornered. If this is true some way to for cooperation and some did not say to wait for their own cooperation but buzzfeed to come anonymous story true. So it was crazy. Shannon we believe that they are, but i think the one thing we can all agree on, very important special counsel stepped up, shut down the story and we have to wait for their report, good or bad for the president. That will be ultimate finder of fact and so we wait. In the meantime, julian, jason, buck thank you for being here to discuss. Thanks, shannon. Partial Government Shutdown neither the president nor the House Speaker showing any signs of actually backing down. Tonight the president is promising a big announcement saturday afternoon about the southern border. Of course, following the latest twist and turns, david. Hey, shannon tomorrow is day number 29. President trump announced he will be making big news about the shutdown from the white house in the afternoon and many wondering if a National Emergency or is it Something Else altogether. This is the longest Government Shutdown in american history. 28 days in next week will mark the second time federal employees miss a paycheck. Now, hundreds of thousands of federal employees are living without that paycheck forcing some to visit food pantries. Since we opened monday, i would probably say a thousand families have come through. Hundreds of miles from washington former president george w. Bush is showing frustration with the shutdown posting a photograph on instagram of him delivering pizza to federal workers living without a paycheck. He wrote its time for leaders on both sides to put politics besides, problems together and in the shutdown and it appears some bipartisanship is taking place. It its not nobody talking but i had a good conversation with two of my republican conch congressmen on the senate floor and by text him by phone back and forth a lot and we will continue to be. With the House Speaker nancy pelosi back and forth culminated with terse letters this week, but it appears a deal as far apart as day one. Two weeks from sunday is the super bowl. House democrat james clyburns concerns about security and Law Enforcement tenants due to the shutdown. We need to have people at their sharpest. We need them concentrating on their job, not on whether they can pay their mortgage payment. But a corridor from georgia where the super bowl will be held is not worried. I have confidence in the Public Safety personnel down in georgia and i feel like they will do their job. We shouldnt have any hiccups at all they are. Homeland security official put out a statement to fox news tonight writing the current lapse in government funding will have no effect on our commitment to ensure a safe and secure event, shannon. Shannon meanwhile we will wait for 3 00 p. M. Announcement tomorrow. And another top story know the wind but not to wear for President Trump and north korean north Korean Leader kim jong un second summit. State rich, to tell us how we got here. Good evening rich. Kim jong un scheduled to meet again late next month and the white house announced the second after the president met this afternoon for an hour and a half with Kim Jong Un Kim young troll, and negotiator and official. He began his day in washington and discussions that secretary of state mike pompeo and met less than an hour in a nearby hotel before traveling to the white house. Two months ago kim was scheduled to meet pompeo in new york, north korea abruptly canceled the meeting. The u. S. And north korean negotiators have been stuck on getting north korea to dismantle its arsenal what kim jong un will get in return and when he will get it. American officials have had a difficult time securing details on americas weapons, where it has or hasnt. Mike pence acknowledge this week that the administration is still waiting for concrete steps from north korea on the dismantling its weapons. Independent analysts say north korea continues working on its programs and facilities. Kim jong un says he wants the u. S. To offer relief from economic sanctions. A request the administration again rejected. United states will continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see poli and verify the denuclearization. We had very good steps and in good faith from the north koreans and releasing other moves and so we will continue those conversations. Administration officials have made progress and point to 2017. That is when kim jong un Testing Nuclear weapons and launching missiles over japan and he and President Trump threatening one another. That stopped though and its unclear if the two countries can move beyond this phase. The administration has had a difficult time getting north korean officials to meet with the state departments north korea envoy steve aiken appear at the department announced that beacon will travel this weekend to sweden for talks. Shannon. Shannon thank you very much. Mexican Authorities Say they want to avoid confrontation with the caravan so they let the border k open at a key crossing temporarily. Roughly thousand Central Americans cross new mexico to guatemalan because of that. Stick around a former Border Patrol chief and later part of having to take work call on your day off, well, do not disturb movement has made it to new york city. While what its all about, stay tuned. 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