This is a game changer. This is a complete flip by Michael Cohen. There is nothing illegal about paying somebody who wants money next change for remaining silent. You have to decide whetherrer you believe the d decide whether you believe the cnn reporting. Then if its correct you have to decide whether you believe mr. Cohen now. Mr. He could be was trusted by President Trump for a long time. But sometimes when you are squeezing someone you not only make them sing, you make them compose. Howie are news outlets jumping to conclusions on the news Tower Meeting without hard evidence. The new york per magazine is reporting six women have accused
Journalist Howard Kurtz analyzes the state of the news media; discusses Current Affairs with reporters and commentators; and examines the evolution of social. Journalist Howard Kurtz analyzes the state of the news media; discusses Current Affairs with reporters and commentators; and examines the evolution of social. Terminated when he was supposedly saying positive things. Rudy giuliani and lanny davis using the airways to snipe at each other. Whatever spin Rudy Giuliani is trying to spin it says cash. Why is giuliani Dips MarriagingMichael Cohen . Because they fear him. I dont see how he has any credibility. Which lie do you want to pick. The first lie, the second lie or the third lie . Howie joining us is guy benson. Sara fischer, a media report for axios. And adrienne elrod. Well drill down to the details in a minute. Jail time which he faces. Howie does he have credibility . Adrienne he has credibility because more tapes are coming out. More tapes exist. Guy im open to more evidence and we should follow the evidence. But there has been whiplash on the credibility of Michael Cohen. They dismissed him as a lackey loyal to President Trump but now that hes criticizing him, we should listen to him. Howie you have Rudy Giuliani three months ago, the guy is an honest lawyer and a good man now he says he learned what a liar he is. Lanny davis is drawing media fire. He comes back and says giuliani
was lying about this tape. Before we heard the snippets of the tape giuliani said it was exculpatory for the president. Adrienne i have known lanny davis for a long time. But hes also a good spi spinmeister. Howie hes a lawyer hired to represent a client. Adrienne there are not have much people in this business who have the legal background and p. R. Background. When you get to a small group of people, lanny davis will be someone cone would hire. Howie the company is run by a close pal. They sent 150,000 to buy and bury the story of karen mcdougal. But the way they are talking about it, well get the rights and pay them cash or check. Does that raise questions about the evethe National Enquirers rights . Sara the Wall Street Journal reported the doj is look into how close its relationship was with the trump campaign. Protection for Media Outlets are strong. But if this company is doing something above and yornd with working close with the president , it could change. Guy but the allegation is explosive. Its someone in the Inner Sanctum of trump world for a long time saying one of the major assertions made by the president about that Trump Tower Meetle is false and would be a capital l lie if Michael Cohen is telling the truth. Howie would it be a lie that would be much more important, you could call it attempted collusion more so than his relationship with the woman . Guy definitely. Howie sara, are we headed for the kind of story the media loves, Michael Cohen protecting his own interest, he seems to be saying i did a lot of things for donald trump, im not proud of him he doesnt use theseMichael Cohen lied about this. If he has evidence on tape it will be very damaging. Howie there is no claim there is a tape on this. Either prosecutors will find other people in the room and cohen will be able to back it up. But its our job to follow these things. Whats on tape, whats not on tape. I wonder how much its resonating, even on this stuff with meeting with the russian lawyer with lots of people. You just look at polling. Russia matter was polling at zero percent as a top election priority. Its not to say this stuff doesnt matter and some of the twists and turns. The granular constant attention paid to it in this d. C. New york Media Corridor is totally outside what normal people care
about. Howie if it can be shown to be true that the president says i forgot about that meeting. The people who support him wouldnt care. Adrienne donald trump uses the media psych toll his advantage and creates a lot of confusion. There is a tape . Is there not a tape . Why does it matter if there is a tape. Its very confusing. I think it average american is letting his slide by and not paying as much attention. Howie sara, well see you later. A devastating new yorker piece about cbs chairman les moonves. When we come back. Omar, look. [ Thunder Rumbles ]
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and lets you control your network with the xfi app. Its the ultimate wifi experience. Xfinity xfi, simple, easy, awesome. Howie there is a knew accusation being made by the New York Times and other news outlets that the president is trying to sell his supports on an alternative reality. President trump dont believe the fake news. What you are seeing and what you are reading is not whats happening. Howie the New York Times headlines is trump rages against reality. Hes increasingly living in a world of selective information and bending the truth. Is that fair . Guy it sounds like a politician that wants the Media Narrative he or she supports and looks good for them. Trump is unusually aggressive in his public posturing on this, but its not a stretch for an administration to cherry pick the story they want to tout and dismiss others. Trump goes overboard frequently on this kind of stuff. But its true a huge percentage of the Mainstream Media is actively rooting against him. They want him to fail, they want to bring him down and create loselose paradigms for him. Adrienne donald trump believes if any Media Coverage of him is negative, its fake news. Thats how he frames it. Howie we think inaccurate. Adrienne he did Something Worthy of the Press Coverage he received. Just because he does something that causes negative stories to be written about him. Hes doing these actions. Howie he does sometimes exaggerate or get things wrong. But there is an automatic assumption the Media Narrative is right. Don lemon says the Trump Presidency is defined by lies. Adrienne i think to a larger extent this was leading us to the point where we are where sensational outlets on the left and right in Media Coverage and people dont know where to go to get the truth. Howie in this story it said
donald trump was upset because all the tvs on Air Force One was tuned fox news and melans was cnn. Guy they wanted to show there was tension between the first couple. Interesting anecdote, we appreciate the president s viewership. Im sure mrs. Trump is happy to use the Remote Control as she sees fit. I do think what we are seeing is an unreliable narrator problem. Trump has his trouble with the truth and the media has a Credibility Problem and they dont always see it. Howie the president is always talking about the failing New York Times. This morning he tweeted he had a good meeting with the New York Times. The white house disinvites a cnn reporter from a press event after she shouted questions at the president. Hed be stopping for more pills right now. Only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. Aleve. All day strong. High cholesterol and weight gain; high blood sugar, which can lead to coma or death; decreased white blood cells, which can be fatal; dizziness upon standing; falls; seizures; impaired judgment; heat sensitivity; and trouble swallowing may occur. Youre more than just your bipolar i. Ask about vraylar. Howie im sure it seems rude when reporters shout questions at president s. The white house pushed back hard when Cnns Kaitlan Collins was yelling questions at the president after a photoop with the e. U. President. Did Michael Cohen betray you . Thank you were everybody. Mr. President , are you worried about what Michael Cohen is going to say to prosecutors . Are you worried about whats on the tape . Why has Vladimir Putin not accepted your invitation. Howie cone says press secretary Sarah Sanders told her this. That i would not be invited to an open press event at the white house because they felt the questions i posed to President Trump were inappropriate for that venue. Howie shine challenged that version of the event with reporters. What word would you use . When you ask her if we used the word ban. Howie white house officials said this was a onetime
disciplinary action and she is free to shout questions in other venues. By the was disrespectful to do it in the oval office in front of a world leader. Cnn said just because the white house is you be comfortable Doesnt Mean The Question Isnt Relevant and shouldnt be asked. As a member of the White House Press pool fox stands firmly with cnn on this issue of access. Its almost unprecedented. Its inexcusable for the white house to make this move. It wont be tolerated by members of the White House Press corp. It was a sad moment for journalism in our country. Howie the reason reporters
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host of the online bill press show. Morgan, this was the lead story in the New York Times, mueller scrutinizing trumps tweets. I am thinking tweets . Morgan im not a lawyer. But what i found interesting is three major things happened. The gdp was put at 4. 1 , which is the largest Economic Growth since the Third Quarter of 2014. It added 7 trillion to the economy in new growth. Whats important to me as a member of the military is the fact we got our remains home from core there are from our men who were lost their decade ago. I bring that up to say i think those things are whats important to the american
people. If you are running a small biz like lie father is in florida, having a gdp growth of 4 is important. Another story about the president s tweets arent important to him. But i have got to say he probably doesnt read the New York Times. Also doesnt it suggest Robert Mueller doesnt have the super secret evidence you can imagine. Bill if i were in the white house i would talk about the economy and north korea. But donald trump keeps tweeting and he attacks Robert Mueller and Michael Cohen. He steps on his own story. Howie Rudy Giuliani says if you are going to obstruct justice
you do it quietly and secretly. Bill traditionally you would. But donald trump doesnt do anything the way everybody has has already done it. In the press room. Sean spicer. We didnt know how to deal with these tweets. We asked sean spicer should we take things seriously or not. Spicer said every tweet is a president ial statement, take them seriously. The president of the United States is going after sessions or comey, i think it does raise an issue. Howie another story there was a lot of coverage of. 11 House Republicans introducing impeachment for Rod Rosenstein for allegedly slowwalking requests for documents. It got a lot of coverage to compete with the 4. 1 jump in
the gdp. Morgan i think the tea party wanted that coverage. They are frustrated with a slowwalking effort by the doj getting these documents out. And they were frustrated with the amount of redactions. Howie particularly like the New York Times lead story on trumps tweets, why dont you view that as a distraction. They dont have the votes in the house to impeach rosenstein. Morgan this is what the tea party wanted. You saw jim jordan announce for speaker this week. For republicans in vulnerable districts, i dont think though love this story at all. But for the past 7 years, the
loudest people in your party on either side, the people heart loudest are the ones who get the microphone shoved right in right in their face. Howie given it was never going anywhere should it have been covered as a p. R. Stunt . Bill mediabuzz. They wanted some media buzz before they left for the break. They wanted to help jim jordan and his impossible quest for speaker. There aint going to be an impeachment and there aint going upon a speaker jordan. Paul ryan will not bring this up for a vote in the house. It was not even a hail mary pass, it was a stunt. Howie it worked because they
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