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>> you are better with sources than anybody that i know. and you are an the encyclopedia who never let's go of any word or fact you have ever learned. given that, given what i think of as your sort of encyclopedic knowledge, what do you think is important about the buzzfeed reporting and about the special counsel responding to it? >> there were red flags about the buzzfeed story from the get-go. i mean, you know, you have this really bold lead that the president directed michael cohen to lie. but no detail on where, when, how, how was it communicated, what exactly is the president supposed to ...

Indictment. >> uh-huh. >> so this isn't coming out of a blue sky. this is a line of reporting that has been repeatedly vindicated. >> ben smith, "buzzfeed's" editor-in-chief at a very kinetic moment in "buzzfeed" right now. ben, thank you very much for being with us. appreciate it. >> thank you, rachel. >> all right, so this has been a rollicking day on this story. this bombshell pushback from the special counsel's office on "buzzfeed's" bombshell reporting has created a bunch of questions. i mean, you heard me discuss some of them there with ben in terms of those reporters standing by the sto...

Characterization of documents and testimony obtained by the office. tonight buzzfeed says they stand by their reporting and they say they are urging the special counsel to make clear exactly what his office is disputing here. joining us now is chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney in the eastern district of virginia, former senior fbi and justice department official. mr. rosenberg, it is great to have you with us tonight. thank you for making time. >> my pleasure. thank you for having me. >> i want you to tell me what you think is important about this. your feelings about the reporting in the ...

There had been a lot of speculation as to whether it would be sealed or whether it would be public-facing. that was a very minor comment from the special counsel but it was super helpful for all of us planning to cover that development in the paul manafort case. but we think that's kind of it. we think that's the universe of the number of times the special counsel's office has made an on the record comment to a reporter. but now tonight they have really put out a big one. they have said this, pushing back on "buzzfeed's" big scoop today. now, i should say that the "buzzfeed" editor-in-chief is...

Qualified their comments earlier saying, if the information is true, which apparently, it is not. in 24 hours after buzzfeed ran the story, nobody, not a single media outlet match the reporting reporting. and now, we know why. david. >> speed to come a great reporting, joining me now wisconsin congressman sean duff, kimberley strassel member of "the wall street journal" editorial and fox contributor ar advisor to barack obama 2008 presidential cam bait -- campaign. david let me go to you this first. this is a track record of problematic reporting and it was the breathless reporting by many on ...