Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170803:11:11:00
In power accountable. that's the function of the briefing. >> it's a credibility issue. >> yeah. >> go ahead, peter, finish up. >> as a reporter in the briefing room, it's our job to challenge, pester, in fact, to ask tough questions. it's not our job to argue or get into a debate. that's not helpful, i don't think, and it is only about getting air time on cable news, not really about helping viewers of readers understand things better. somehow we have to get into the rhythm where we ask tough questions and get reasonable answers or at least answers that defend the policy without making it per...