MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Attacks ‘this Blog, the Federalist’ for Ukraine Meddling Reporting

[clip starts LUCE But ░░░░░░░░ idea that Ukraine intervened ░░░░░░░░ the U S 2016 ░░░░░░░░ specifically is is not ░░░░░░░░ that Senator Kennedy can ░░░░░░░░ to the financial times ░░░░░░░░ supporting And I m ░░░░░░░░ too away of any ░░░░░░░░ reporting on that subject ░░░░░░░░ think Fiona Hill was ░░░░░░░░ right when she said ░░░░░░░░ is a conspiracy theory ░░░░░░░░ alternative reality that was ░░░░░░░░ up in the Kremlin ░░░░░░░░ is you know from ░░░░░░░░ to fork is now ░░░░░░░░ out of Senator Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ mouth clip ends MITCHELL ░░░░░░░░ our team here at ░░░░░░░░ has traced a supposed ░░░░░░░░ of news stories back ░░░░░░░░ a posting from thefederalist ░░░░░░░░ it s a conservative ░░░░░░░░ that cherry picks stories ░░░░░░░░ including a Financial Times ░░░░░░░░ from 2016 that reported ░░░░░░░░ Moscow hacked a Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ app to falsely implicate ░░░░░░░░ in the meddling We ░░░░░░░░ reached out to Senator ░░░░░░░░ s office to see ░░░░░░░░ that is his source ░░░░░░░░ ve also reached out ░░░░░░░░ the other organizations Senator ░░░░░░░░ cites as its proof ░░░░░░░░ their comments Politico responding ░░░░░░░░ us this morning writing ░░░░░░░░ part The article did ░░░░░░░░ state that the Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ conspired with the Clinton ░░░░░░░░ or the DNC It ░░░░░░░░ emphasized that the acts ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian officials to raise ░░░░░░░░ about Trump were not ░░░░░░░░ to Russia s interference ░░░░░░░░ the 2016 election and ░░░░░░░░ that the then Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ was trying do make ░░░░░░░░ with then President Elect ░░░░░░░░ We stand by the ░░░░░░░░ Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris ░░░░░░░░ he serves on the ░░░░░░░░ Relations Committee and joins ░░░░░░░░ now We will be ░░░░░░░░ our reporting with other ░░░░░░░░ organizations whom we ve ░░░░░░░░ out to as well ░░░░░░░░ you as a Foreign ░░░░░░░░ Committee member you as ░░░░░░░░ who has traveled repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine can you help ░░░░░░░░ fact check your colleague ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy MURPHY Nobody knows ░░░░░░░░ better than I do ░░░░░░░░ ve been there about ░░░░░░░░ or six times It ░░░░░░░░ a hornet s nest ░░░░░░░░ political rivalries but it ░░░░░░░░ simply a lie to ░░░░░░░░ that the Ukrainian government ░░░░░░░░ President Poroshenko himself meddled ░░░░░░░░ the 2016 election that ░░░░░░░░ made up out of ░░░░░░░░ cloth and there is ░░░░░░░░ credible reporting to support ░░░░░░░░ and there is no ░░░░░░░░ in the American intelligence ░░░░░░░░ who has come to ░░░░░░░░ conclusion This is just ░░░░░░░░ attempt by Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ as much chum into ░░░░░░░░ water as they can ░░░░░░░░ respect to the impeachment ░░░░░░░░ because they cannot actually ░░░░░░░░ the president on the ░░░░░░░░ They know that the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ the massive power of ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office in order ░░░░░░░░ try to get a ░░░░░░░░ government to interfere in ░░░░░░░░ American election to help ░░░░░░░░ the president s political ░░░░░░░░ and that he withheld ░░░░░░░░ and a meeting at ░░░░░░░░ White House in order ░░░░░░░░ get that interference They ░░░░░░░░ t want to talk ░░░░░░░░ the facts They don ░░░░░░░░ want to try to ░░░░░░░░ the president s actions ░░░░░░░░ so they re going ░░░░░░░░ try to bring third ░░░░░░░░ into this debate whether ░░░░░░░░ be the whistleblower or ░░░░░░░░ Poroshenko but this is ░░░░░░░░ fact Ukraine didn t ░░░░░░░░ in the election Russia ░░░░░░░░ And it is sad ░░░░░░░░ watch my friends in ░░░░░░░░ U S Senate so ░░░░░░░░ avoid the truth MITCHELL ░░░░░░░░ me just also point ░░░░░░░░ that we re not ░░░░░░░░ talking about chapter 1 ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller report which ░░░░░░░░ cataloging why they were ░░░░░░░░ officials 13 Russians indicted ░░░░░░░░ interfering and for hacking ░░░░░░░░ DNC and other cyber ░░░░░░░░ None of them of ░░░░░░░░ have been able to ░░░░░░░░ arrested because the U ░░░░░░░░ can t get them ░░░░░░░░ from Russia But the ░░░░░░░░ Intelligence Committee led by ░░░░░░░░ Republican senator Senators Burr ░░░░░░░░ Warner came to the ░░░░░░░░ conclusion as did all ░░░░░░░░ the 17 intelligence agencies ░░░░░░░░ the president senator has ░░░░░░░░ tweeted while we ve ░░░░░░░░ waiting to go on ░░░░░░░░ air has just tweeted ░░░░░░░░ Air Force One This ░░░░░░░░ what the president is ░░░░░░░░ about on his way ░░░░░░░░ a NATO gathering that ░░░░░░░░ going to investigate as ░░░░░░░░ ll report later in ░░░░░░░░ program what to do ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan Turkey and the ░░░░░░░░ But this is what ░░░░░░░░ on his mind Thank ░░░░░░░░ to great Republican Senator ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy for the job ░░░░░░░░ did in representing both ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party and myself ░░░░░░░░ Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd ░░░░░░░░ Meet the Depressed We ░░░░░░░░ do because he s ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ We don t normally ░░░░░░░░ up his insults against ░░░░░░░░ people but since he ░░░░░░░░ insulting our colleague who ░░░░░░░░ such a great job ░░░░░░░░ Meet the Press and ░░░░░░░░ Senator Kennedy for propagating ░░░░░░░░ myths which according to ░░░░░░░░ Hill and the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Committee and the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ is Republican disinformation How ░░░░░░░░ we deal with that ░░░░░░░░ Listen my hope has ░░░░░░░░ all along that the ░░░░░░░░ would be able to ░░░░░░░░ the Trump presidency that ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be pulled ░░░░░░░░ into this cesspool of ░░░░░░░░ and mistruths And it ░░░░░░░░ just sad as I ░░░░░░░░ to watch my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ propagate these lies They ░░░░░░░░ not required to do ░░░░░░░░ just because the president ░░░░░░░░ lying about the facts ░░░░░░░░ the 2016 election Now ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine is a complicated ░░░░░░░░ Of course there were ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine who may ░░░░░░░░ been rooting for Hillary ░░░░░░░░ as there were individuals ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine who were rooting ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump in that ░░░░░░░░ But that is something ░░░░░░░░ different than saying that ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian government that the ░░░░░░░░ and the prime minister ░░░░░░░░ actively coordinating with the ░░░░░░░░ That is fundamentally not ░░░░░░░░ and there s no ░░░░░░░░ and no intelligence sources ░░░░░░░░ Senator Kennedy nor the ░░░░░░░░ can rely on They ░░░░░░░░ just trying to avoid ░░░░░░░░ about the fundamental corruption ░░░░░░░░ the White House was ░░░░░░░░ in MITCHELL And there ░░░░░░░░ also it s very ░░░░░░░░ when we go back ░░░░░░░░ the initial CBS reporting ░░░░░░░░ was picking up Ken ░░░░░░░░ s reporting from Politico ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ Ken Vogel or CBS ░░░░░░░░ as Politico has already ░░░░░░░░ us know We ve ░░░░░░░░ out to CBS also ░░░░░░░░ I say we keep ░░░░░░░░ out to Senator Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ office I just want ░░░░░░░░ also bring up something ░░░░░░░░ that s going on ░░░░░░░░ is that you re ░░░░░░░░ you just back from ░░░░░░░░ And you re doing ░░░░░░░░ you did when you ░░░░░░░░ back from Ukraine You ░░░░░░░░ raising a question why ░░░░░░░░ the administration illegally freezing ░░░░░░░░ that has been appropriated ░░░░░░░░ both houses of Congress ░░░░░░░░ military defense in Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ as it did in ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ going on there Now ░░░░░░░░ re talking 100 million ░░░░░░░░ is realtime and it ░░░░░░░░ a repeat potentially of ░░░░░░░░ happened with Ukraine over ░░░░░░░░ summer MURPHY The situation ░░░░░░░░ Lebanon is eerily similar ░░░░░░░░ the situation in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ the summer Ukraine badly ░░░░░░░░ security assistance fro the ░░░░░░░░ States in order to ░░░░░░░░ a Russian invasion The ░░░░░░░░ would not give Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ aid illegally because it ░░░░░░░░ been appropriated by Congress ░░░░░░░░ we found out the ░░░░░░░░ he was using that ░░░░░░░░ in order to try ░░░░░░░░ gain political help from ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian government In Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ appropriated 100 million worth ░░░░░░░░ aid Lebanon badly needs ░░░░░░░░ Right now the army ░░░░░░░░ trying to push back ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah s attempts to ░░░░░░░░ to break up some ░░░░░░░░ important organic anti corruption ░░░░░░░░ happening in the streets ░░░░░░░░ we are trying to ░░░░░░░░ as to the reason ░░░░░░░░ I went to Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ see how badly needed ░░░░░░░░ aid is on the ░░░░░░░░ I ve returned back ░░░░░░░░ Congress to work with ░░░░░░░░ Democratic and Republican colleagues ░░░░░░░░ press the administration to ░░░░░░░░ least explain to us ░░░░░░░░ they have withheld that ░░░░░░░░ They have offered no ░░░░░░░░ They have offered no ░░░░░░░░ to our embassy in ░░░░░░░░ they have offered no ░░░░░░░░ to the United Sates ░░░░░░░░ We are weeks away ░░░░░░░░ the fiscal year ending ░░░░░░░░ Lebanon has not gotten ░░░░░░░░ security assistance Now I ░░░░░░░░ that the reason it ░░░░░░░░ being withheld isn t ░░░░░░░░ nefarious as the reason ░░░░░░░░ we eventually uncovered in ░░░░░░░░ but it is eerily ░░░░░░░░ and we need to ░░░░░░░░ some answers this week ░░░░░░░░ And I just want ░░░░░░░░ point out senator that ░░░░░░░░ CBS had reported was ░░░░░░░░ in their reporting and ░░░░░░░░ Ken Vogel had reported ░░░░░░░░ he was still at ░░░░░░░░ before he went to ░░░░░░░░ New York Times it ░░░░░░░░ what what they reported ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine were these individual ░░░░░░░░ and it was not ░░░░░░░░ all equivalent to what ░░░░░░░░ did So once again ░░░░░░░░ this blog thefederalist com ░░░░░░░░ amalgamating all of this ░░░░░░░░ and it s being ░░░░░░░░ by the Republican senators ░░░░░░░░ the president who had ░░░░░░░░ praised again today is ░░░░░░░░ taken out of context ░░░░░░░░ Chris Murphy thank you ░░░░░░░░ all points Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ us today MURPHY Thank ░░░░░░░░