MSNBC’s Melber Threatens Corey Lewandowski with ‘Defamation Situation’

MELBER All right I ░░░░░░░░ your answer on that ░░░░░░░░ I have you and ░░░░░░░░ ve been giving you ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ to something that came ░░░░░░░░ in the last time ░░░░░░░░ did an interview It ░░░░░░░░ been a few years ░░░░░░░░ re back as a ░░░░░░░░ of the campaign LEWANDOWSKI ░░░░░░░░ s a wayback machine ░░░░░░░░ MELBER Well Corey when ░░░░░░░░ were on here we ░░░░░░░░ you point blank about ░░░░░░░░ reports that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ president had tried to ░░░░░░░░ you as a kind ░░░░░░░░ improper cutout to shut ░░░░░░░░ an open federal probe ░░░░░░░░ is a big deal ░░░░░░░░ have some headlines on ░░░░░░░░ We asked you about ░░░░░░░░ at the time And ░░░░░░░░ you went in and ░░░░░░░░ facing the House investigation ░░░░░░░░ also came up including ░░░░░░░░ interview Let s take ░░░░░░░░ listen to that Clip ░░░░░░░░ LEWANDOWSKI I don t ░░░░░░░░ remember the president ever ░░░░░░░░ me to get involved ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Sessions or the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice in any ░░░░░░░░ shape or form UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ wasn t true was ░░░░░░░░ sir LEWANDOWSKI I heard ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN And that was ░░░░░░░░ true was it LEWANDOWSKI ░░░░░░░░ have no obligation to ░░░░░░░░ honest with the media ░░░░░░░░ they re just as ░░░░░░░░ as anyone else Perhaps ░░░░░░░░ was inaccurate that time ░░░░░░░░ ends LEWANDOWSKI The wayback ░░░░░░░░ is amazing How good ░░░░░░░░ I look back then ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ ll give you the ░░░░░░░░ you give me the ░░░░░░░░ We heard you on ░░░░░░░░ campaign 2024 Now I ░░░░░░░░ to turn to this ░░░░░░░░ deal with it First ░░░░░░░░ you ve been back ░░░░░░░░ then Do you want ░░░░░░░░ state for the record ░░░░░░░░ what you stated on ░░░░░░░░ was false Because people ░░░░░░░░ listening to you about ░░░░░░░░ campaign and why should ░░░░░░░░ believe you if you ░░░░░░░░ lying about other things ░░░░░░░░ Ari if we re ░░░░░░░░ down this road are ░░░░░░░░ doing to say that ░░░░░░░░ Trump had a bandage ░░░░░░░░ his ear just for ░░░░░░░░ Are you going to ░░░░░░░░ that that was false ░░░░░░░░ guy got shot in ░░░░░░░░ head and you said ░░░░░░░░ only reason he had ░░░░░░░░ bandage on his ear ░░░░░░░░ can read you the ░░░░░░░░ if you want You ░░░░░░░░ it was just for ░░░░░░░░ So if you want ░░░░░░░░ apologize MELBER Two things ░░░░░░░░ re not answering the ░░░░░░░░ Corey LEWANDOWSKI Ari do ░░░░░░░░ take back your statement ░░░░░░░░ I know what you ░░░░░░░░ referring to and at ░░░░░░░░ end of the interview ░░░░░░░░ can touch base on ░░░░░░░░ We re gonna finish ░░░░░░░░ question I will return ░░░░░░░░ that But the question ░░░░░░░░ the table is do ░░░░░░░░ admit now for the ░░░░░░░░ that when asked LEWANDOWSKI ░░░░░░░░ you were wrong Do ░░░░░░░░ admit that MELBER I ░░░░░░░░ I ll go to ░░░░░░░░ at the end and ░░░░░░░░ will I ll do ░░░░░░░░ for you LEWANDOWSKI Okay ░░░░░░░░ which one is it ░░░░░░░░ You agreed to come ░░░░░░░░ and be interviewed You ░░░░░░░░ time LEWANDOWSKI I absolutely ░░░░░░░░ MELBER Now I m ░░░░░░░░ you this Do you ░░░░░░░░ that you were stating ░░░░░░░░ falsely at the time ░░░░░░░░ the investigation was about ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was trying ░░░░░░░░ get you to get ░░░░░░░░ to shut down a ░░░░░░░░ probe LEWANDOWSKI Ari if ░░░░░░░░ tell me that you ░░░░░░░░ that you were wrong ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump wasn t ░░░░░░░░ a bandage on his ░░░░░░░░ for spectacle I ll ░░░░░░░░ you for your word ░░░░░░░░ you tell me that ░░░░░░░░ were wrong MELBER So ░░░░░░░░ re not I told ░░░░░░░░ I ll come back ░░░░░░░░ that at the end ░░░░░░░░ I will but you ░░░░░░░░ not going to answer ░░░░░░░░ question LEWANDOWSKI Ari listen ░░░░░░░░ s the deal man ░░░░░░░░ m with you to ░░░░░░░░ questions but you can ░░░░░░░░ ask me something when ░░░░░░░░ re not willing to ░░░░░░░░ that you were wrong ░░░░░░░░ Right So admit MELBER ░░░░░░░░ told you I ll ░░░░░░░░ back to that Again ░░░░░░░░ viewers are smart Corey ░░░░░░░░ viewers are smart They ░░░░░░░░ that having been busted ░░░░░░░░ oath you admitted that ░░░░░░░░ said I have no ░░░░░░░░ to be honest with ░░░░░░░░ media So this is ░░░░░░░░ because even though I ░░░░░░░░ being fair and giving ░░░░░░░░ time if you admit ░░░░░░░░ oath that you were ░░░░░░░░ telling the truth it ░░░░░░░░ relevant now and now ░░░░░░░░ seem to be unable ░░░░░░░░ address that I ll ░░░░░░░░ one more exchange from ░░░░░░░░ House hearing Take a ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts UNKNOWN So ░░░░░░░░ reason why you didn ░░░░░░░░ admit that the president ░░░░░░░░ asked you to deliver ░░░░░░░░ message to the attorney ░░░░░░░░ about investigations is because ░░░░░░░░ knew it was wrong ░░░░░░░░ you were concerned about ░░░░░░░░ own exposure and you ░░░░░░░░ t have immunity in ░░░░░░░░ interview isn t that ░░░░░░░░ LEWANDOWSKI Which interview UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ you can t give ░░░░░░░░ any other explanation except ░░░░░░░░ re concerned that you ░░░░░░░░ the president could be ░░░░░░░░ exposed on what you ░░░░░░░░ to do on his ░░░░░░░░ is that correct LEWANDOWSKI ░░░░░░░░ didn t say that ░░░░░░░░ don t recall that ░░░░░░░░ interview Clip ends MELBER ░░░░░░░░ chance to address this ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration had an ░░░░░░░░ investigation Then President Trump ░░░░░░░░ ask you to interfere ░░░░░░░░ Sessions and you did ░░░░░░░░ about it in public ░░░░░░░░ LEWANDOWSKI Ari listen we ░░░░░░░░ been down this path ░░░░░░░░ MELBER We haven t ░░░░░░░░ is your first time ░░░░░░░░ since the path LEWANDOWSKI ░░░░░░░░ interview was four plus ░░░░░░░░ five years ago to ░░░░░░░░ day to be very ░░░░░░░░ with you You guys ░░░░░░░░ to re litigate something ░░░░░░░░ half a decade ago ░░░░░░░░ I think what you ░░░░░░░░ rather have is me ░░░░░░░░ about what the future ░░░░░░░░ like for the next ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ the policy differences between ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ Corey let s be ░░░░░░░░ You re a clear ░░░░░░░░ speaker I gave you ░░░░░░░░ I didn t lead ░░░░░░░░ this I gave you ░░░░░░░░ to talk about 2024 ░░░░░░░░ got that time And ░░░░░░░░ is now your chance ░░░░░░░░ address this and you ░░░░░░░░ not addressing it That ░░░░░░░░ fine LEWANDOWSKI Ari you ░░░░░░░░ not addressing the fact ░░░░░░░░ re not addressing the ░░░░░░░░ MELBER You want me ░░░░░░░░ respond to you Now ░░░░░░░░ re at the end ░░░░░░░░ the interview You want ░░░░░░░░ to respond to that ░░░░░░░░ I m happy to ░░░░░░░░ we re on live ░░░░░░░░ LEWANDOWSKI Do you agree ░░░░░░░░ you were wrong MELBER ░░░░░░░░ m going to respond ░░░░░░░░ you on live air ░░░░░░░░ quoted a New York ░░░░░░░░ article that said at ░░░░░░░░ convention Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ own biggest prop It ░░░░░░░░ a New York Times ░░░░░░░░ about how he had ░░░░░░░░ such an important figure ░░░░░░░░ rebounding from what was ░░░░░░░░ horrific assassination attempt Fox ░░░░░░░░ Corey I said I ░░░░░░░░ gonna address it I ░░░░░░░░ gonna finish Fox News ░░░░░░░░ viewers may not know ░░░░░░░░ this but apparently you ░░░░░░░░ and some do Fox ░░░░░░░░ which has been taught ░░░░░░░░ in defamation ran a ░░░░░░░░ piece falsely stating that ░░░░░░░░ said something else that ░░░░░░░░ didn t say So ░░░░░░░░ stand on that I ░░░░░░░░ on The New York ░░░░░░░░ quote LEWANDOWSKI So you ░░░░░░░░ t say This bandage ░░░░░░░░ a prop a spectacle ░░░░░░░░ a candidate who s ░░░░░░░░ with spectacles MELBER I ░░░░░░░░ not say that Mr ░░░░░░░░ I did not say ░░░░░░░░ That is a false ░░░░░░░░ LEWANDOWSKI I have it ░░░░░░░░ here MELBER What you ░░░░░░░░ is a false quote ░░░░░░░░ I m putting you ░░░░░░░░ notice If you continue ░░░░░░░░ repeat falsely that I ░░░░░░░░ that you will be ░░░░░░░░ in a defamation situation ░░░░░░░░ I didn t say ░░░░░░░░ But I understand that ░░░░░░░░ re working off the ░░░░░░░░ which has a lot ░░░░░░░░ false information I wish ░░░░░░░░ luck with that Corey ░░░░░░░░ we gave you time ░░░░░░░░ appreciate you coming on ░░░░░░░░ So you would apologize ░░░░░░░░ the president MELBER Thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining me LEWANDOWSKI ░░░░░░░░ bet MELBER Corey Lewandowski ░░░░░░░░ 2024 and we will ░░░░░░░░ right back.”