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I do think the special counsel taking this extraordinary step to comment on it means two things, this particular allegation is so explosive and has so many potential consequences they felt it was important to make clear what was or was not accurate or at least what was not accurate about that story. but it's been almost two years. we have not heard boo from the special counsel's office. so i don't think where ever these sources are coming from, i am 99.9% sure they're not coming from mueller's team. >> it's interesting you say that. let's look at the language from buzzfeed. their language is t...

We don't hear from the mueller probe. this is rare. they put out a statement just a moment ago about what they hear in this buzzfeed report. they knock it down in part. now buzzfeed reported that michael cohen the former lawyer told the special counsel that president trump directed him to lie to congress. about a massive business deal he was seeking with moscow. they cited two law enforcement sources investigating the matter. they didn't say they work for the special counsel. but they have corroborating evidence. a short while ago, mueller's team. this is very uncharacteristic for them. put ou...

President. and under scores the need for congress to be involved. >> here's what's curious about it. we pieced it together with little bits of proof. the reason the buzzfeed article other than the headline is enticing to journalists. covering this story. it seemed to be an extension of what we learned from mueller himself. in his most recent pleading. the same day the southern district put out their feeling on cohen. if we have the language available. mueller said cohen has come forward about who he was talking to getting ready for congressional testimony. and it was this is from the special c...

The explosive story from buzzfeed news. they call it not accurate. they said that it's mischaracterizing. documents and statements made to them. however buzzfeed editor in chief pushing back to their push back. standing by the reporting and their sources and asking for the special counsel to clarify what it is they dispute. so what do we take away from the back and forth? there have been stories about what's going on with the probe and the president may have known. they have never come forward until now. i wonder if that means they had no problem with the other reports. lerts bring somebody in...

They might want the protection. especially in light of what we saw from rudy giuliani. the doj must bring the sources forward. people want protection. it's not unusual to be anonymous in this regard. it's the law enforcement officials telling buzzfeed what the special counsel knows. to you, does that mean they must work for the special counsel? or does it mean that both could be true. they work for some other entity. other body. and the special counsel is modifying the reporting not cancelling it out altogether. >> i think you're right to zero in on that particular phrase. and the larger point...