Tucker Hammers Journalist Defending Buzzfeed: You Have Low Standards If You Support Publishing This

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joined now ░░░░░░░░ Matthew thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for coming on Thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me Tucker ░░░░░░░░ of my favorite reporters ░░░░░░░░ something this morning He ░░░░░░░░ Wikileaks relentlessly attacked publishing ░░░░░░░░ information You have been ░░░░░░░░ of Wikileaks for publishing ░░░░░░░░ that did not belong ░░░░░░░░ them and yet you ░░░░░░░░ cheering on the information ░░░░░░░░ is clearly wrong INGRAM ░░░░░░░░ support their attempts to ░░░░░░░░ documents that would otherwise ░░░░░░░░ unpublished I support Buzzfeed ░░░░░░░░ decision to do the ░░░░░░░░ when those documents are ░░░░░░░░ part of an important ░░░░░░░░ they said they were ░░░░░░░░ verified They didn t ░░░░░░░░ that everything in there ░░░░░░░░ true All they said ░░░░░░░░ these documents are going ░░░░░░░░ be discussed at the ░░░░░░░░ levels They have said ░░░░░░░░ source is credible and ░░░░░░░░ no one is showing ░░░░░░░░ in the document I ░░░░░░░░ they did a public ░░░░░░░░ Carlson You were just ░░░░░░░░ the release of those ░░░░░░░░ emails But to the ░░░░░░░░ of Buzzfeed There are ░░░░░░░░ of things that are ░░░░░░░░ privately especially during campaigns ░░░░░░░░ know this well That ░░░░░░░░ don t publish because ░░░░░░░░ are not certain if ░░░░░░░░ are true and the ░░░░░░░░ is higher when they ░░░░░░░░ personal damaging to people ░░░░░░░░ reputations Isn t it ░░░░░░░░ job to verify that ░░░░░░░░ t that why we ░░░░░░░░ reporters in the first ░░░░░░░░ INGRAM Sure Buzzfeed is ░░░░░░░░ and has been working ░░░░░░░░ months according to Ben ░░░░░░░░ to verify the things ░░░░░░░░ were in that document ░░░░░░░░ s not that by ░░░░░░░░ they are saying we ░░░░░░░░ all of these things ░░░░░░░░ true What they are ░░░░░░░░ is that the the ░░░░░░░░ has been presented to ░░░░░░░░ president senior members of ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community and all ░░░░░░░░ reporting before Buzzfeed said ░░░░░░░░ is this document but ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ you what s in ░░░░░░░░ But it is really ░░░░░░░░ and in fact it ░░░░░░░░ affect the entire Trump ░░░░░░░░ Isn t that something ░░░░░░░░ people should be able ░░░░░░░░ see Carlson If it ░░░░░░░░ not true it s ░░░░░░░░ going to affect the ░░░░░░░░ Administration unless the media ░░░░░░░░ it like it s ░░░░░░░░ We hear all kinds ░░░░░░░░ things I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ sorts of things about ░░░░░░░░ Obama s romantic life ░░░░░░░░ hope they are not ░░░░░░░░ I would never report ░░░░░░░░ that Isn t it ░░░░░░░░ to pass on something ░░░░░░░░ you can t verify ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ don t see that ░░░░░░░░ a journalist INGRAM The ░░░░░░░░ York Times The Washington ░░░░░░░░ some of the leading ░░░░░░░░ organizations routinely write stories ░░░░░░░░ are based on information ░░░░░░░░ they haven t verified ░░░░░░░░ New York Times verified ░░░░░░░░ the information that was ░░░░░░░░ all the emails that ░░░░░░░░ reported on No All ░░░░░░░░ information that they got ░░░░░░░░ intelligent intelligence sources No ░░░░░░░░ base those reports on ░░░░░░░░ credibility of the source ░░░░░░░░ is reportable he credible ░░░░░░░░ to CNN sources whose ░░░░░░░░ has become part of ░░░░░░░░ document does presented by ░░░░░░░░ senior intelligence chief the ░░░░░░░░ States Comes from a ░░░░░░░░ that according to The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal worked in ░░░░░░░░ for a decade or ░░░░░░░░ has 20 years of ░░░░░░░░ in Russia that sounds ░░░░░░░░ a credible source to ░░░░░░░░ Tucker No I think ░░░░░░░░ ve got the story ░░░░░░░░ Journalist publish information s ░░░░░░░░ the time that s ░░░░░░░░ they trust sources when ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t But they ░░░░░░░░ never publish information that ░░░░░░░░ know to be inaccurate ░░░░░░░░ Buzzfeed did and admitted ░░░░░░░░ the introduction There were ░░░░░░░░ things that were inaccurate ░░░░░░░░ names that were inaccurate ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean that ░░░░░░░░ it just means that ░░░░░░░░ was in a hurry ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Is been denied ░░░░░░░░ everyone involved there s ░░░░░░░░ evidence that it was ░░░░░░░░ It was written as ░░░░░░░░ opposition research by a ░░░░░░░░ sector guy in great ░░░░░░░░ We think He was ░░░░░░░░ a member of am ░░░░░░░░ six this is not ░░░░░░░░ information We scoop up ░░░░░░░░ kinds of rumor innuendo ░░░░░░░░ you know all the ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ would publish that kind ░░░░░░░░ rumor stuff about Hillary ░░░░░░░░ would we So why ░░░░░░░░ this different Name a ░░░░░░░░ organization Name one I ░░░░░░░░ literally no idea what ░░░░░░░░ re talking about Name ░░░░░░░░ major news organization that ░░░░░░░░ knowingly untrue information about ░░░░░░░░ Clinton that came from ░░░░░░░░ intelligence source I don ░░░░░░░░ know what you re ░░░░░░░░ about What you re ░░░░░░░░ Buzzfeed knows this to ░░░░░░░░ untrue Tucker I am ░░░░░░░░ they know that certain ░░░░░░░░ in this document are ░░░░░░░░ untrue and they have ░░░░░░░░ proven a single fact ░░░░░░░░ here INGRAM Did every ░░░░░░░░ of every Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ wasn t verified by ░░░░░░░░ journalistic organizations that published ░░░░░░░░ stories yes or no ░░░░░░░░ No no Because not ░░░░░░░░ single I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ why INGRAM If you ░░░░░░░░ a senior intelligence agent ░░░░░░░░ said he heard something ░░░░░░░░ Moscow about Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ was not written by ░░░░░░░░ like that Tucker No ░░░░░░░░ is not a member ░░░░░░░░ Brutus intelligence Is a ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal story true ░░░░░░░░ I think you re ░░░░░░░░ wrong on that point ░░░░░░░░ I am merely saying ░░░░░░░░ this is not a ░░░░░░░░ of British intelligence it ░░░░░░░░ a product of a ░░░░░░░░ company in London The ░░░░░░░░ emails not a single ░░░░░░░░ was proven wrong Not ░░░░░░░░ Lots of news organizations ░░░░░░░░ on it But when ░░░░░░░░ is proved totally false ░░░░░░░░ person is saying this ░░░░░░░░ true No one is ░░░░░░░░ up to say it ░░░░░░░░ true including the man ░░░░░░░░ reportedly wrote it Would ░░░░░░░░ publish it yourself if ░░░░░░░░ were running a news ░░░░░░░░ INGRAM Yes Carlson Then ░░░░░░░░ have low standards I ░░░░░░░░ sorry It s not ░░░░░░░░ defense in Trump I ░░░░░░░░ t do it to ░░░░░░░░ or Hillary This is ░░░░░░░░ document that made up ░░░░░░░░ briefing by all the ░░░░░░░░ intelligence agencies in the ░░░░░░░░ States for the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States This ░░░░░░░░ an important document that ░░░░░░░░ been circulating to the ░░░░░░░░ level of U S ░░░░░░░░ government Tucker You are ░░░░░░░░ words around that you ░░░░░░░░ t understand This came ░░░░░░░░ John McCain s desk ░░░░░░░░ he passed it by ░░░░░░░░ own admission to the ░░░░░░░░ of the FBI who ░░░░░░░░ it up to chain ░░░░░░░░ who knows what this ░░░░░░░░ Not one person implicated ░░░░░░░░ said I have evidence ░░░░░░░░ this is true There ░░░░░░░░ no evidence adult that ░░░░░░░░ true It is almost ░░░░░░░░ false For political reasons ░░░░░░░░ think it is okay ░░░░░░░░ to a senior BBC ░░░░░░░░ he has a source ░░░░░░░░ has made the same ░░░░░░░░ That s two sources ░░░░░░░░ Are you saying that ░░░░░░░░ is reporting things that ░░░░░░░░ t true now Tucker ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be a ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ you are talking about ░░░░░░░░ s evidence I will ░░░░░░░░ the first want to ░░░░░░░░ won Donald Trump what ░░░░░░░░ this about about I ░░░░░░░░ out of time Mathew ░░░░░░░░ I am sorry good ░░░░░░░░ see you Trump demonstrated ░░░░░░░░ morning that his relations ░░░░░░░░ the administration is different ░░░░░░░░ President Obama’s.