Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20181217:21:37:00
Being an arm of the campaign? could they be scrutinized for -- it seems if they were directed by donald trump, my understanding of campaign finance laws is you can't be prosecuted for favorable coverage or a lot of outlets would be in trouble but if they were directed by the trump campaign they could have some exposure. >> i think technically they aren't exposed on those covers because it's not a direct money value. i mean we -- we can put a value on it. >> was he directing that? >> the law on coordination of coverage journalistically because of the first amendment gives a lot of leeway. where...