Howard Kurtz: Media Outlets Have ‘Guilty Conscience’ for Not Reporting on Hunter Biden Investigation During Campaign

TURNER When the New ░░░░░░░░ Post first published information ░░░░░░░░ claim was on the ░░░░░░░░ that belonged to Hunter ░░░░░░░░ lots of folks in ░░░░░░░░ media including journalists played ░░░░░░░░ reports down The tide ░░░░░░░░ appears to be turning ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden has confirmed ░░░░░░░░ week that he is ░░░░░░░░ multiple investigations Fox News ░░░░░░░░ analyst and the host ░░░░░░░░ Media Buzz Howie Kurtz ░░░░░░░░ us to break it ░░░░░░░░ down Hi Howie thanks ░░░░░░░░ joining us President Trump ░░░░░░░░ been tweeting about this ░░░░░░░░ he s obviously thinking ░░░░░░░░ it What s he ░░░░░░░░ KURTZ Well he s ░░░░░░░░ up In one tweet ░░░░░░░░ President Trump retweeting a ░░░░░░░░ radio host says if ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal story ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Barr knew ░░░░░░░░ the spring about the ░░░░░░░░ investigation and kept it ░░░░░░░░ he should be fired ░░░░░░░░ end of business today ░░░░░░░░ adds in his own ░░░░░░░░ a big disappointment Actually ░░░░░░░░ Barr was doing his ░░░░░░░░ by saying nothing publicly ░░░░░░░░ it s a violation ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department guidelines to ░░░░░░░░ information about an ongoing ░░░░░░░░ probe when you don ░░░░░░░░ have enough evidence yet ░░░░░░░░ charge someone and leaking ░░░░░░░░ information can itself be ░░░░░░░░ It seems to me ░░░░░░░░ this reflects Barr trying ░░░░░░░░ avoid becoming another Jim ░░░░░░░░ who was accused of ░░░░░░░░ in an election late ░░░░░░░░ the game in that ░░░░░░░░ Clinton investigation Also another ░░░░░░░░ tweet says the Biden ░░░░░░░░ Department if Biden were ░░░░░░░░ become president would kill ░░░░░░░░ Hunter investigation Biden said ░░░░░░░░ week in an interview ░░░░░░░░ he won t interfere ░░░░░░░░ any Justice Department investigations ░░░░░░░░ was in the context ░░░░░░░░ some potential future investigation ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump TURNER Howie ░░░░░░░░ has the media been ░░░░░░░░ this federal tax investigation ░░░░░░░░ the transition team actually ░░░░░░░░ it a couple of ░░░░░░░░ ago KURTZ Perhaps with ░░░░░░░░ bit of guilty conscience ░░░░░░░░ many organizations either minimizing ░░░░░░░░ completely ignoring the story ░░░░░░░░ the campaign Fox has ░░░░░░░░ it extensively so has ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal The ░░░░░░░░ York Times has done ░░░░░░░░ of extensive stories But ░░░░░░░░ s been very little ░░░░░░░░ on MSNBC or CNN ░░░░░░░░ the fact that as ░░░░░░░░ just said this is ░░░░░░░░ anonymous sources this is ░░░░░░░░ by Hunter Biden in ░░░░░░░░ statement Now I think ░░░░░░░░ s fair to say ░░░░░░░░ mainstream media as a ░░░░░░░░ had a lot more ░░░░░░░░ for the Russia investigation ░░░░░░░░ any investigative development no ░░░░░░░░ how tangential involving any ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s kids ░░░░░░░░ they do for this ░░░░░░░░ of Joe Biden s ░░░░░░░░ TURNER Some media outlets ░░░░░░░░ referred to this information ░░░░░░░░ the New York Post ░░░░░░░░ as Russian disinformation So ░░░░░░░░ have a bit of ░░░░░░░░ guilty conscience about that ░░░░░░░░ s the latest reporting ░░░░░░░░ the status of the ░░░░░░░░ s investigation KURTZ Well ░░░░░░░░ s a new wrinkle ░░░░░░░░ this morning by The ░░░░░░░░ York Times it has ░░░░░░░░ do with a second ░░░░░░░░ of Hunter Biden being ░░░░░░░░ by the top federal ░░░░░░░░ in Pittsburgh who at ░░░░░░░░ Barr s request spent ░░░░░░░░ hours with Rudy Giuliani ░░░░░░░░ what evidence he was ░░░░░░░░ to dig up or ░░░░░░░░ documents or whatever he ░░░░░░░░ about Hunter Biden You ░░░░░░░░ remember that Giuliani went ░░░░░░░░ U K raine And ░░░░░░░░ does raise the question ░░░░░░░░ whether there s something ░░░░░░░░ about the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ told to sit down ░░░░░░░░ the President s personal ░░░░░░░░ who is investigating the ░░░░░░░░ of a political opponent ░░░░░░░░ legitimate obviously Rudy Giuliani ░░░░░░░░ a former federal prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ Well Fox News broke ░░░░░░░░ information today They ve ░░░░░░░░ an e mail that ░░░░░░░░ shows that Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ office keys for his ░░░░░░░░ and others Do you ░░░░░░░░ other outlets are going ░░░░░░░░ pick up on this ░░░░░░░░ today or over the ░░░░░░░░ at all KURTZ Well ░░░░░░░░ guess the short answer ░░░░░░░░ they should because this ░░░░░░░░ one of the few ░░░░░░░░ of evidence we ve ░░░░░░░░ that actually potentially ties ░░░░░░░░ Biden to the situation ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t show ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden was in ░░░░░░░░ with his son in ░░░░░░░░ to negotiate this Chinese ░░░░░░░░ deal 10 million deal ░░░░░░░░ never actually came to ░░░░░░░░ Maybe they were just ░░░░░░░░ to share office space ░░░░░░░░ it certainly shows a ░░░░░░░░ than inaudible relationship between ░░░░░░░░ Biden his dad at ░░░░░░░░ time 2017 the former ░░░░░░░░ President as well as ░░░░░░░░ s brother Jim Biden ░░░░░░░░ these Chinese energy executives ░░░░░░░░ I think we need ░░░░░░░░ know more about it ░░░░░░░░ think it s significant ░░░░░░░░ and if the news ░░░░░░░░ just look the other ░░░░░░░░ it will say to ░░░░░░░░ that they re not ░░░░░░░░ interested in pursuing this ░░░░░░░░ probe TURNER Howie Kurtz ░░░░░░░░ so much for joining ░░░░░░░░ As always it s ░░░░░░░░ to talk to you ░░░░░░░░ is going to have ░░░░░░░░ latest on all the ░░░░░░░░ s coverage of the ░░░░░░░░ Biden investigation tomorrow on ░░░░░░░░ Buzz that s at ░░░░░░░░ 00 AM Eastern right ░░░░░░░░ on Fox News channel.”