Kurtz: Matt Lauer Is Finally Fighting Back Against Ronan Farrow

>> Sandra Matt Lauer speaking ░░░░░░░░ denying some of the ░░░░░░░░ in Ronan farrow s ░░░░░░░░ Catch and kill Howard ░░░░░░░░ is a Fox News ░░░░░░░░ analysts and host of ░░░░░░░░ buzz Good morning to ░░░░░░░░ So what is the ░░░░░░░░ that Matt Lauer makes ░░░░░░░░ this piece If you ░░░░░░░░ at the main allegation ░░░░░░░░ got Matt Lauer fired ░░░░░░░░ come a former NBC ░░░░░░░░ Brooke Nevels accusing him ░░░░░░░░ rape he does score ░░░░░░░░ serious points against Ronan ░░░░░░░░ s account The background ░░░░░░░░ is that she described ░░░░░░░░ on the record it ░░░░░░░░ drunken encounter with Matt ░░░░░░░░ at the Olympics and ░░░░░░░░ media rate has confirmed ░░░░░░░░ spoke to three separate ░░░░░░░░ that farrow never contacted ░░░░░░░░ each of them says ░░░░░░░░ what Ronan farrow in ░░░░░░░░ book reported about their ░░░░░░░░ either never happened or ░░░░░░░░ Brooke Nevels described to ░░░░░░░░ a consensual affair with ░░░░░░░░ former today host Ed ░░░░░░░░ is not just about ░░░░░░░░ with a host of ░░░░░░░░ today show it s ░░░░░░░░ today s journalism and ░░░░░░░░ It s about whether ░░░░░░░░ are putting far too ░░░░░░░░ trust in journalists who ░░░░░░░░ publicly stated opinions to ░░░░░░░░ objective He says on ░░░░░░░░ Matt Lauer is just ░░░░░░░░ catch and kill his ░░░░░░░░ was thoroughly reported in ░░░░░░░░ check including with Matt ░░░░░░░░ himself Lauer s contention ░░░░░░░░ that Ronan farrow is ░░░░░░░░ activist who doesn t ░░░░░░░░ any real cooperation That ░░░░░░░░ making the case with ░░░░░░░░ son of woody Allen ░░░░░░░░ Mia farrow has a ░░░░░░░░ style and doesn t ░░░░░░░░ rigorous fact checking He ░░░░░░░░ about the timing to ░░░░░░░░ point of putting this ░░░░░░░░ there now But why ░░░░░░░░ Here s the bottom ░░░░░░░░ Ronan Farrow did some ░░░░░░░░ and incredible reporting on ░░░░░░░░ Weinstein and you can ░░░░░░░░ take that away from ░░░░░░░░ But he has in ░░░░░░░░ past I looked at ░░░░░░░░ for example during the ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh hearings published some ░░░░░░░░ allegations As for Matt ░░░░░░░░ and there were other ░░░░░░░░ of harassment and subordinates ░░░░░░░░ said in this piece ░░░░░░░░ he made some terrible ░░░░░░░░ and betrayed the trust ░░░░░░░░ me people Sandra Got ░░░░░░░░ Howie Kurtz, thank you.