RUSH TRANSCRIPT I m ░░░░░░░░ very much of a ░░░░░░░░ phobe by the way ░░░░░░░░ me With me now ░░░░░░░░ dilanian who has been ░░░░░░░░ this story Ken what ░░░░░░░░ this fight about at ░░░░░░░░ point We have pretty ░░░░░░░░ viewers on The beat ░░░░░░░░ ve seen our coverage ░░░░░░░░ the course of the ░░░░░░░░ We ve reported what ░░░░░░░░ burr said when he ░░░░░░░░ it but it seems ░░░░░░░░ soup is a little ░░░░░░░░ than he suggested Your ░░░░░░░░ Well said I think ░░░░░░░░ is about you understand ░░░░░░░░ conditions Steele would provide ░░░░░░░░ to the committee Burr ░░░░░░░░ very adamant that he ░░░░░░░░ to know for example ░░░░░░░░ paid for the dossier ░░░░░░░░ we know that it ░░░░░░░░ as a Republican opposition ░░░░░░░░ project and morphed into ░░░░░░░░ Democrat opposition research project ░░░░░░░░ issue may be sources ░░░░░░░░ my understanding is guarding ░░░░░░░░ had many sources and ░░░░░░░░ sources in Russia Burr ░░░░░░░░ he wants to know ░░░░░░░░ of all those people ░░░░░░░░ may not want to ░░░░░░░░ that up He may ░░░░░░░░ an arrangement with the ░░░░░░░░ who after all he ░░░░░░░░ been working for a ░░░░░░░░ time That s what ░░░░░░░░ think it is about ░░░░░░░░ don t understand why ░░░░░░░░ burr characterized it in ░░░░░░░░ hard line way that ░░░░░░░░ did based on my ░░░░░░░░ with sources who are ░░░░░░░░ it is much more ░░░░░░░░ And some of it ░░░░░░░░ come out with the ░░░░░░░░ who he have impressed ░░░░░░░░ are parts we don ░░░░░░░░ report on at all ░░░░░░░░ one thing with real ░░░░░░░░ material It says Trump ░░░░░░░░ to get business deals ░░░░░░░░ Russia We now know ░░░░░░░░ e mails are out ░░░░░░░░ did try to get ░░░░░░░░ in Russia I think ░░░░░░░░ big news here the ░░░░░░░░ picture is that Christopher ░░░░░░░░ who originally was dismissed ░░░░░░░░ some kind of figure ░░░░░░░░ a seedy overcoat is ░░░░░░░░ into an increasingly central ░░░░░░░░ apparently judging from what ░░░░░░░░ ve been hearing behind ░░░░░░░░ scenes credible figure here ░░░░░░░░ s been interviewed by ░░░░░░░░ s team He s ░░░░░░░░ taken seriously in terms ░░░░░░░░ what he wrote People ░░░░░░░░ are putting together public ░░░░░░░░ of events with what ░░░░░░░░ describe in the Christopher ░░░░░░░░ s memos are finding ░░░░░░░░ lot of parallels and ░░░░░░░░ So it seems what ░░░░░░░░ happening here anybody who ░░░░░░░░ an ally of Donald ░░░░░░░░ s or who wants ░░░░░░░░ be an ally of ░░░░░░░░ Trump will focus increasingly ░░░░░░░░ the behavior and credibility ░░░░░░░░ Christopher Steele and side ░░░░░░░░ like his sources and ░░░░░░░░ funding Not what is ░░░░░░░░ the memo itself which ░░░░░░░░ is something that Mueller ░░░░░░░░ company take seriously You ░░░░░░░░ a great point as ░░░░░░░░ so often do and ░░░░░░░░ draws the line all ░░░░░░░░ way back to that ░░░░░░░░ transition press conference Here ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump doing what ░░░░░░░░ just said and maybe ░░░░░░░░ attack dogs following the ░░░░░░░░ Take a listen It ░░░░░░░░ all fake news Phony ░░░░░░░░ It didn t happen ░░░░░░░░ was a group of ░░░░░░░░ who got together sick ░░░░░░░░ and they put that ░░░░░░░░ together How do they ░░░░░░░░ together and speak to ░░░░░░░░ point One thing I ░░░░░░░░ say to react to ░░░░░░░░ what Ken and Howard ░░░░░░░░ been saying if I ░░░░░░░░ Steele I would be ░░░░░░░░ wary about giving my ░░░░░░░░ up to the congressional ░░░░░░░░ as well I talk ░░░░░░░░ Twitter all the time ░░░░░░░░ are asking me who ░░░░░░░░ this Who leaked that ░░░░░░░░ of the stories seemed ░░░░░░░░ Grom somebody on the ░░░░░░░░ side So to the ░░░░░░░░ he wants to protect ░░░░░░░░ I would have a ░░░░░░░░ more faith in the ░░░░░░░░ to do that As ░░░░░░░░ the president s interest ░░░░░░░░ trying to suggest there ░░░░░░░░ nothing to it I ░░░░░░░░ it is fairly obvious ░░░░░░░░ are very explosive allegations ░░░░░░░░ that dossier Your viewers ░░░░░░░░ find it online Associates ░░░░░░░░ put themselves out there ░░░░░░░░ assertions and they have ░░░░░░░░ liability for that That ░░░░░░░░ something I suspect Mueller ░░░░░░░░ be trying to chase ░░░░░░░░ and verify And then ░░░░░░░░ want you to be ░░░░░░░░ trumpologist for us There ░░░░░░░░ things he does that ░░░░░░░░ wrong in the sense ░░░░░░░░ violate the rules He ░░░░░░░░ so knowingly And then ░░░░░░░░ are times when I ░░░░░░░░ to read to you ░░░░░░░░ seems the potentially misunderstand ░░░░░░░░ way it works This ░░░░░░░░ him speaking to the ░░░░░░░░ York Times about when ░░░░░░░░ brought him privately When ░░░░░░░░ Comey brought this dossier ░░░░░░░░ me I said this ░░░░░░░░ made up junk I ░░░░░░░░ t think about anything ░░░░░░░░ just thought man this ░░░░░░░░ such a phony deal ░░░░░░░░ my opinion he shared ░░░░░░░░ so I would think ░░░░░░░░ had it out there ░░░░░░░░ New York Times asking ░░░░░░░░ leverage Trump saying yeah ░░░░░░░░ think so In retrospect ░░░░░░░░ on everything we know ░░░░░░░░ s not how intelligence ░░░░░░░░ work Do you think ░░░░░░░░ Trump was genuinely confused ░░░░░░░░ that My understanding was ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community thought ░░░░░░░░ carefully about how to ░░░░░░░░ the President Elect a ░░░░░░░░ up about this They ░░░░░░░░ t really trying to ░░░░░░░░ an arrow across his ░░░░░░░░ in doing that They ░░░░░░░░ Comey fatefully to be ░░░░░░░░ messenger and I don ░░░░░░░░ think that Comey intended ░░░░░░░░ wasn t playing J ░░░░░░░░ Hoover here I don ░░░░░░░░ think he was trying ░░░░░░░░ dangle this as a ░░░░░░░░ in front of Donald ░░░░░░░░ I know Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ I know he reacts ░░░░░░░░ When he senses any ░░░░░░░░ of danger he personalizes ░░░░░░░░ He makes it personal ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ likely that Trump viewed ░░░░░░░░ as a threat I ░░░░░░░░ t think Comey meant ░░░░░░░░ that way but that ░░░░░░░░ surely the way Donald ░░░░░░░░ saw it This is ░░░░░░░░ guy who studied Richard ░░░░░░░░ the Watergate era was ░░░░░░░░ by Nixon what did ░░░░░░░░ right what he did ░░░░░░░░ Viewed the White House ░░░░░░░░ he got in it ░░░░░░░░ his drama filled mind ░░░░░░░░ saw this as the ░░░░░░░░ act and it indeed ░░░░░░░░ out to be lt ░░░░░░░░ where do we go ░░░░░░░░ on it For reasons ░░░░░░░░ we talked about dealing ░░░░░░░░ the house and the ░░░░░░░░ He wants to deal ░░░░░░░░ professional investigators that he ░░░░░░░░ and that seems to ░░░░░░░░ Mueller and the FBI ░░░░░░░░ find it significant that ░░░░░░░░ this late date one ░░░░░░░░ after the FBI first ░░░░░░░░ parts of the dossier ░░░░░░░░ they are still asking ░░░░░░░░ about it It suggests ░░░░░░░░ the leads they re ░░░░░░░░ up further things they ░░░░░░░░ trying to check out ░░░░░░░░ re one year out ░░░░░░░░ when they were looking ░░░░░░░░ the dossier One year ░░░░░░░░ from the Access Hollywood ░░░░░░░░ and we re just ░░░░░░░░ one year out from ░░░░░░░░ response of the Access ░░░░░░░░ tape which we know ░░░░░░░░ a very sophisticated Russian ░░░░░░░░ We have more on ░░░░░░░░ later in the show ░░░░░░░░ you for joining me ░░░░░░░░ a very Good Friday ░░░░░░░░ Now I mentioned it ░░░░░░░░ ve seen it The ░░░░░░░░ Access Hollywood tape Have ░░░░░░░░ seen it like this ░░░░░░░░ re looking at the national