Chuck Todd: Has Facebook Been ‘as Dishonest as the President’s Team’ When It Comes to Russia?

‘Has Facebook and frankly most of the social media companies been as dishonest as the president’s team has been when it comes to Russia?’

TODD: “Good evening, I am not [inaudible], I’m Chuck Todd here in Washington. For the five of that you got that joke, enjoy it. Welcome to MTP Daily. We are following two major stories at this hour. A key part of the President's legal defense involving that infamous Trump Tower Moscow project has been debunked and you will not believe how the President’s lawyer is responding to this one. We are also following the fallout from a bombshell story in The New York Times that suggests that Facebook may have lied what it was doing with data as sensitive as your private messages. Which raises this question. Has Facebook and frankly most of the social media companies been as dishonest as the President’s team has been when it comes to Russia? We're going to get to that story in a moment as well. We will begin with another unraveling denial involving the President’s ties to, you guessed it, Russia and another brazen attempt to try to downplay that falsehood. Just three days ago, the President’s lawyer said this about the Trump Tower Moscow deal. Which, remember, Mr. Trump was negotiating with Russia as Russia and Putin were executing its campaign against our democracy. 'There was a letter of intent to go forward, but no one signed it.' "

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