Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180527:13:10:00
Who quote does not exist. so did the president either a, not nowknow about this briefing b, intentionally try to misinform? >> those seem to be the only two options, alex. either the president was unaware or he ignored the truth. just to set the tescene, this ia briefing in front of some 50 reporters with another 200 on an attached conference call making it to the meeting. so you have an official here saying this is on background. all of these things are decided in add vavance. these are terms laid out by the white house. so there aren't many options here for what the president is doing, but b...