Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170516:02:51:00
Energy lives here. big picture, there's a lot we don't know. i think three things are relevant immediately. the first is, sources and methods are the lifeblood of our intelligence community. number two, a lot of times media does kind of hyper ventilate real quickly and it's hard to calibrate which of these stories are a big deal. point three is, it's russia. and that's not helpful at this time, because they don't have our interests at heart. >> not helpful. joining me now is michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian. i'm very happy to have you and a larger view of history here. you ...