Fox News: Woman Accuses Matt Lauer of Rape After What He Says Was 4-Month Consensual Affair

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Howie Matt ░░░░░░░░ launched counter attack on ░░░░░░░░ Farrell former NBC staffer ░░░░░░░░ Farrell that they had ░░░░░░░░ sexual encounter Lauer on ░░░░░░░░ a few for willing ░░░░░░░░ challenge the accusations against ░░░░░░░░ Journalism and activism Farrell ░░░░░░░░ in book last year ░░░░░░░░ think this young woman ░░░░░░░░ journalists brook Nevels presents ░░░░░░░░ I found to be ░░░░░░░░ response to that If ░░░░░░░░ or allies would say ░░░░░░░░ you didn t fact ░░░░░░░░ the claims Extensively fact ░░░░░░░░ as everything in the ░░░░░░░░ Howie Takedown piece by ░░░░░░░░ York Times columnist Ben ░░░░░░░░ which says reveals the ░░░░░░░░ of resistance journalism but ░░░░░░░░ in the analysis of ░░░░░░░░ Trump when it comes ░░░░░░░░ damaging reporting about public ░░░░░░░░ most dislike bid the ░░░░░░░░ voice it is rules ░░░░░░░░ fairness can seem more ░░░░░░░░ impediment than journalistic imperatives ░░░░░░░░ us from New York ░░░░░░░░ Timpf and when Ben ░░░░░░░░ says uses double standard ░░░░░░░░ going after unpolitically targets ░░░░░░░░ s say Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ he have a point ░░░░░░░░ Interesting right because he ░░░░░░░░ does have a point ░░░░░░░░ it s also true ░░░░░░░░ no matter what if ░░░░░░░░ re a journalist you ░░░░░░░░ also a human being ░░░░░░░░ you re coming to ░░░░░░░░ coming to any story ░░░░░░░░ preconceived notion your own ░░░░░░░░ and that s always ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ It seems that with ░░░░░░░░ Farrow some things he ░░░░░░░░ in fact checking Ben ░░░░░░░░ is a human too ░░░░░░░░ reporting on Ronan Farrow ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ than Ronan Farrow and ░░░░░░░░ reminder to readers that ░░░░░░░░ aren t Robots that ░░░░░░░░ writing the stories these ░░░░░░░░ humans just like us ░░░░░░░░ they have their own ░░░░░░░░ and we do too ░░░░░░░░ readers as well Howie ░░░░░░░░ it s an important ░░░░░░░░ Putting aside the other ░░░░░░░░ against Lauer he said ░░░░░░░░ betrayed the trust of ░░░░░░░░ people he said he ░░░░░░░░ to four people at ░░░░░░░░ and gave names and ░░░░░░░░ numbers which verified this ░░░░░░░░ were never contacted by ░░░░░░░░ and say what is ░░░░░░░░ book says of conversations ░░░░░░░░ brook Nevels never happened ░░░░░░░░ she described con sensual ░░░░░░░░ She went crying about ░░░░░░░░ assault and the control ░░░░░░░░ said it didn t ░░░░░░░░ Did Lauer make a ░░░░░░░░ in allegation Kat I ░░░░░░░░ Matt Lauer s piece ░░░░░░░░ wow how can he ░░░░░░░░ think that we wanted ░░░░░░░░ word from this guy ░░░░░░░░ alone 5 000 words ░░░░░░░░ s more of a ░░░░░░░░ than I thought That ░░░░░░░░ have been something pretty ░░░░░░░░ to do Ronan Farrow ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t find ░░░░░░░░ he said anywhere how ░░░░░░░░ what details I did ░░░░░░░░ see those and it ░░░░░░░░ a case that s ░░░░░░░░ made by Ben Smith ░░░░░░░░ Matt Lauer Howie In ░░░░░░░░ book there are no ░░░░░░░░ even unnamed where he ░░░░░░░░ conversations Here is farrow ░░░░░░░░ response brief on twit ░░░░░░░░ revenue Matt Lauer is ░░░░░░░░ catch and kill is ░░░░░░░░ checked I reached out ░░░░░░░░ Matt Lauer yesterday told ░░░░░░░░ he was stunned that ░░░░░░░░ Farrow has not done ░░░░░░░░ single interview or respond ░░░░░░░░ a single specific point ░░░░░░░░ Lauer raised I think ░░░░░░░░ s interesting Kat It ░░░░░░░░ interesting because when you ░░░░░░░░ at Ronan s reporting ░░░░░░░░ can t deny that ░░░░░░░░ he s done if ░░░░░░░░ go back to Weinstein ░░░░░░░░ that story these are ░░░░░░░░ outcomes that came from ░░░░░░░░ reporting but I think ░░░░░░░░ also makes it more ░░░░░░░░ because you re not ░░░░░░░░ to see people out ░░░░░░░░ saying you know what ░░░░░░░░ wasn t fair to ░░░░░░░░ Weinstein because I don ░░░░░░░░ think people really care ░░░░░░░░ not a good guy ░░░░░░░░ Matt Lauer as well ░░░░░░░░ s admitted that he ░░░░░░░░ done a lot of ░░░░░░░░ that are wrong and ░░░░░░░░ sort of feel bad ░░░░░░░░ him because mistakes and ░░░░░░░░ s sitting on a ░░░░░░░░ pile of money these ░░░░░░░░ t really good victims ░░░░░░░░ think that could make ░░░░░░░░ easier to you know ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ want to say get ░░░░░░░░ with because I m ░░░░░░░░ sure that that s ░░░░░░░░ Ronan Farrow was trying ░░░░░░░░ do W The human ░░░░░░░░ things can happen subconsciously ░░░░░░░░ of the time Howie ░░░░░░░░ Lauer entitled to defend ░░░░░░░░ in my view We ░░░░░░░░ t put him in ░░░░░░░░ Weinstein category One of ░░░░░░░░ things that Lauer said ░░░░░░░░ clashed with NBC Lauer ░░░░░░░░ how can Ronan Farrow ░░░░░░░░ objective of anything that ░░░░░░░░ at NBC Kat I ░░░░░░░░ say he Hey can ░░░░░░░░