CNN’s Brian Stelter On His New Book, “Hoax” (interview audio and transcript)

Hugh Hewitt radio show ^ | 9/28/2020 | Hugh Hewitt

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of course it’s BS - the audio is at the link. listen from 14m30s.

a little more from the transcript:

BS: I read as much as I can, but there are much bigger priorities in this country right now, frankly, than a four year old dossier.

HH: Oh, Brian.

BS: I understand that it’s part of the right-wing fantasyland, but it’s not the biggest story in the world.

HH: No, no. Brian, Brian, hear me on this. Really, do hear me.

BS: Yeah.

HH: I spent six years in the Department of Justice, the White House Counsel’s Office, got confirmed by the Senate. The idea that a handful of FBI and other people perhaps in the intelligence community were trying to take down a president using an illegal attack upon his election is perhaps the most scandalous effort I’ve ever seen to undermine a president in the beginning of his presidency ever in American history. And you’re not interested in that?

BS: I’m interested in the overall subject, but I’m also interested in, I mean, look, the Comey Rule is on Showtime last night and tomorrow. I haven’t watched it. I’m behind on a bunch of things. But that paints a very different picture than what you said, right? That paints a picture of an FBI terrified that the president was possibly compromised by Russia. And you don’t seem to have your door open to that possibility.

HH: Oh, I’ve read everything. And I happen to believe quite firmly Jim Comey was out of his mind. I’ve read everything. You know, I read it all...