Tucker Mocks Lawrence O’Donnell: There Is No Rigorous Verification Process at NBC News

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker Well ░░░░░░░░ s been almost six ░░░░░░░░ since the Russian falluja ░░░░░░░░ has been unmasked as ░░░░░░░░ hoax Last night Lawrence ░░░░░░░░ Donnell Here s part ░░░░░░░░ it Deutsche Bank is ░░░░░░░░ possession of documents that ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ loans with cosigners He ░░░░░░░░ not have been able ░░░░░░░░ obtain those loans without ░░░░░░░░ The cosigners of his ░░░░░░░░ are Russian billionaires close ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin If true ░░░░░░░░ would explain every kind ░░░░░░░░ word Donald has ever ░░░░░░░░ about Russia and Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ if true Tucker You ░░░░░░░░ man has a Harvard ░░░░░░░░ education The source if ░░░░░░░░ Yeah A single unverified ░░░░░░░░ to vacate wild accusation ░░░░░░░░ it s the same ░░░░░░░░ that the Trump dossier ░░░░░░░░ faced Now less than ░░░░░░░░ hours later after a ░░░░░░░░ from the president s ░░░░░░░░ that man had to ░░░░░░░░ his claim Last night ░░░░░░░░ made an error in ░░░░░░░░ by reporting about the ░░░░░░░░ s finances that didn ░░░░░░░░ go through our rigorous ░░░░░░░░ He is talking about ░░░░░░░░ news Speaking of the ░░░░░░░░ I shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ it and I was ░░░░░░░░ to discuss it on ░░░░░░░░ air I will address ░░░░░░░░ issue on my show ░░░░░░░░ In other words please ░░░░░░░░ This wasn t an ░░░░░░░░ in judgment There was ░░░░░░░░ rigorous verification process that ░░░░░░░░ News If there was ░░░░░░░░ would have had two ░░░░░░░░ of the Russia hoax ░░░░░░░░ the story the one ░░░░░░░░ they are retracting has ░░░░░░░░ as much evidence to ░░░░░░░░ it up as the ░░░░░░░░ they force fed us ░░░░░░░░ years about Russia Unbelievable ░░░░░░░░ is a radio host ░░░░░░░░ host how does this ░░░░░░░░ through the neck of ░░░░░░░░ knows How did this ░░░░░░░░ possibly get on the ░░░░░░░░ Who is a part ░░░░░░░░ this rigorous standards process ░░░░░░░░ Williams Or Julie Swetnick ░░░░░░░░ these people are like ░░░░░░░░ dog that s been ░░░░░░░░ on a bone for ░░░░░░░░ and there s no ░░░░░░░░ left on it but ░░░░░░░░ are still nine on ░░░░░░░░ They can t let ░░░░░░░░ of it All these ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC CNN The Washington ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ got to be some ░░░░░░░░ equivalent of a 12 ░░░░░░░░ program apologizing to the ░░░░░░░░ they wronged which is ░░░░░░░░ Trump He did the ░░░░░░░░ with Rachel Maddow That ░░░░░░░░ it was the lead ░░░░░░░░ story When Rachel Maddow ░░░░░░░░ to him that s ░░░░░░░░ scenario I ve never ░░░░░░░░ When Rachel Maddow has ░░░░░░░░ contemplated the scenario you ░░░░░░░░ you are on very ░░░░░░░░ ice with the Russian ░░░░░░░░ Tucker What s so ░░░░░░░░ is that this anchor ░░░░░░░░ because he talks about ░░░░░░░░ quite a bit is ░░░░░░░░ Harvard man They are ░░░░░░░░ most impressive specimens that ░░░░░░░░ system produces Does that ░░░░░░░░ you wonder about our ░░░░░░░░ a little bit He ░░░░░░░░ not a journalist He ░░░░░░░░ to saint Sebastian s ░░░░░░░░ is a finishing school ░░░░░░░░ rich little boys in ░░░░░░░░ suburbs Then he goes ░░░░░░░░ Harvard He didn t ░░░░░░░░ for a newspaper or ░░░░░░░░ local TV station He ░░░░░░░░ for the Harvard lampoon ░░░░░░░░ has no experience I ░░░░░░░░ he was satisfied with ░░░░░░░░ a fake MSNBC tough ░░░░░░░░ like Donny Deutsch But ░░░░░░░░ he wants to produce ░░░░░░░░ news He s as ░░░░░░░░ a journalist as Al ░░░░░░░░ or Joy Reid Again ░░░░░░░░ calls it an item ░░░░░░░░ did it as a ░░░░░░░░ with Rachel Maddow That ░░░░░░░░ it s the lead ░░░░░░░░ It s the equivalent ░░░░░░░░ the top of the ░░░░░░░░ page of a newspaper ░░░░░░░░ says if true If ░░░░░░░░ Talked to Mike Tucker ░░░░░░░░ s a conversation you ░░░░░░░░ with the city editor ░░░░░░░░ don t go on ░░░░░░░░ national TV and say ░░░░░░░░ s true Tucker Yeah ░░░░░░░░ ve never written the ░░░░░░░░ with that phrase in ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Howie Thanks ░░░░░░░░