the washington post is now churning out news on about five different platforms. and where the circulation of the paper washington post is about 400,000, they're now reaching some months 70 or 80 million people with their digital product. - digitally. - and they're becoming an international newspaper like the new york times is. - and that was always the difference, the washington post was always basically a local paper. even though it was a national paper, it was basically a local paper. and they've completely transformed the perception of them out in the world. - i wrote a op-ed piece for them during the presidential debates on the role of a moderator. and it was very interesting. i wrote the piece, i sent it to them. it showed up, they printed it on their website and it stayed up there for a couple of days and then they took it down. and so i call ruth marcus, who is the assistant editorial page editor, i said, "is that it?" "oh no," she says, "we've got a really nice space "reserved for you on the op-ed page in the sunday paper, "it'll be in the sunday paper." t

so this in the washington post tonight. this is a bombshell for a couple reasons. one, there is the unprecedented and bizarre personal drama where we can't predict the outcome because we've never had anything like this before. this bizarre personal drama that derives from nepotism which is why there are anti nepotism rules. bizarre drama from the white house including the security advisor and chief of staff drawing a line and saying no to the president over his son-in-law. saying that on national security grounds and there are concerns about the behavior of a white house senior advisor and cont t contacts with multiple foreign countries, serious concerns they would rank among the biggest scandals in any modern presidency even if there weren't bizarre and complicated nepotism concerns layered in the middle of this same scandal. joining us now is shane harris of the washington post, one of four reporters that broke this big story tonight. mr. harris, congratulations on this very big story. thanks for joining us tonight. >> thanks, rachel. >> let me ask you about h. h.

we're going to be talking with beth from "the washington post" later on in the hour tonight about that knife in the back reporting that the washington post has just done. honestly, we had thought the possible resignation of yet another white house chief of staff would be the big political news story but it's friday, don't count your chickens after they are hatched and laying eggs of their own and raising baby chicks. no counting. it's never over if it's not friday. i should tell you this news that the deputy chief of staff is leaving the white house, john kelly's deputy chief of staff leaving the white house, that makes him actually the third deputy white house chief of staff to leave the trump administration and they only got there 13 months ago. have we tried to even -- did we make -- did we try -- look, we squeezed them in in yellow front there. reince priebus, another deputy white house chief of staff and now yet another deputy white house chief of staff. we need a bigger wall. anyway, while we await news of whether the president is about to fire another chief of staff, as well, ye

anybody want to be is kinds of drugs and some of the most vocal critics of the memo have been the washington post and the new york times that currently the subject of a new film busses american explains journalistic values can change over time. the washington post and the new york times once established themselves as shining beacons of true journalism a brave group of reporters who would stop at nothing to find out as much as they can in their quest for truth but i'm actually talking about the seventy's back then new york times and poster as risk jail time by publishing classified documents on the vietnam war the new york times begins its explosive series based on the pentagon papers publication of a covert version of the war that ran counter to much of the optimistic talk that it permeated official statements for years now daniel ellsberg leaks the documents to the washington post you want to learn more go to the movies and check out the oscar nominated film the post seems like the perfect robot alter trying to talk on the media and according to the creators that was actually the intention one t

the reporting comes from the "washington post." here's the lead of the story. "president trump was only vaguely aware of a controversial classified memo about the fbi's russia investigation when two house conservatives brought it to his attention in a january 18th phone call. the conversation piqued trump's interest. the "washington post" report goes on saying "over the next two weeks according to interview s eight officials he tuned into cable television segments about the memo, talked to friends and advisers about it. before he even read it, trump became absolutely convinced of one thing, the memo needed to come out. josh dawsey is one of the "post" reporters sharing the byline on this breaking story tonight. he joins us now by phone. so, josh, talk to us about the president's decisionmaking process when it came to this memo. >> right, anderson, at first, the president was told by conservative lawmakers there's an intriguing memo that alleges abuses at the fbi that can help you. the president, as you said, was vaguely aware of it. as conservative lawmakers, h

and some of the irregularities there and some of the most vocal critics of the memo have been the washington post and the new york times that journalism is currently the subject of a new film that is the american explains journalistic standards can change over time the washington post and the new york times once established themselves as shining beacons of true journalism a brave group of reporters who would stop at nothing to find out as much as they can in their quest for truth but i'm talking about the seventy's back then new york times and poster analysts risk jail time by publishing classified documents on the vietnam war the new york times begins its explosive series based on the pentagon papers publication of a covert version of the war recount due to much of the optimistic talk that permeated official state. now daniel ellsberg leaks the documents to the washington post you want to learn more go to the movies and check out the oscar nominated film the post seems like the perfect robot alter trump attacks on the media and according to the creators that was actually the intention one thing

some of the irregularities there well some of the most vocal critics of the memo have been the washington post and the new york times that journalism is currently the subject of a new film but as samir a con explains journalistic values can change over time. the washington post and the new york times once established themselves as shining beacons of true journalism a brave group of reporters who would stop at nothing to find out as much as they can in their quest for truth but i'm actually talking about the seventy's back then new york times and poster less risk jail time by publishing classified documents on the vietnam war the new york times begins its explosive series based on the pentagon papers publication of a covert version of the war that ran counter to much of the optimistic talk that had permeated official statements for years now daniel ellsberg leaks the documents to the washington post you want to learn more go to the movies and check out the oscar nominated film the post seems like the perfect robot alter trump attacks on the media and according to the creators that was actually

i am honored to invite to this stage greg miller of the "washington post," michael ash met at "the new york times" and to moderate this discussion, margaret sullivan, a media columnist for the "washington post" and former editor of "the new york times." [applause] >> well, thank you very much. this is a great day and it's especially a great day because i have two wonderful reporters here who usually are in the position of asking the questions, but today i'm going to get to ask them some questions. you in the audience are also invited towards the end of our half-hour to jump in with questions of year-round and i hope you will. so, we will get started on the topic of leaks, which i'm curious to hear both of you talk about because this past year has been one in which leaks have certainly been at the center of many news stories. i wonder if you would each talk to me and to the audience a little bit about what you see as the state of reporting through leaked information on what the challenges are and where we are on the trajectory. there were a lot of people who thought after the obama admi

and some of the most vocal critics of the memo have been the washington post and the new york times that journalism is currently the subject of any film but as american explains journalistic values can change over time. the washington post and the new york times once established themselves as shining beacons of true journalism a brave group of reporters who would stop at nothing to find out as much as they can in their quest for truth but i'm actually talking about the seventy's back then new york times and poster as risk jail time by publishing classified documents on the vietnam war the new york times begins its explosive series based on the pentagon papers publication of a covert version of the war had recounted to much of the optimistic talk that permeated official statements for years now daniel ellsberg leaks the documents to the washington post you want to learn more go to the movies and check out the oscar nominated film the post seems like the perfect robot alter trump attacks on the media and according to the creators that was actually the intention one thing that both of these

why doesn't "the washington post" report the story of the women taking money to make up stories about me? one had her mortgage paid off. only fox news reported. doesn't fit the mainstream media

department and some of the irregularities there some of the most vocal critics of the memo have been the washington post and the new york times the journalism is currently the subject of a new film but as i recall it explains journalistic values can change over time the washington post and the new york times once establish themselves as shining beacons of true journalism a brave group of reporters who would stop at nothing to find out as much as they can in their quest for truth but i'm actually talking about the seventy's back then new york times and poster less risk jail time by publishing classified documents on the vietnam war the new york times begins its explosive series based on the pentagon papers publication of a covert version of the war that recount due to much of the optimistic talk that it permeated official state. now daniel ellsberg leaks the documents to the washington post you want to learn more go to the movies and check out the oscar nominated film the post seems like the perfect robot alter trumps the talks on the media and according to the creators that was actually the intention on

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it is look at this story in the washington post. give us story in the washington post. the washington post. give us a bit of that round because this is about a warm on start, and we need to keep it clean. lots of allegations around her —— pawn star. a person called michael cohen who was the attorney, it has been revealed he facilitated a payment to stormy daniels who was alleged had a sexual liaison with the president in 2006. that has been bubbling away and there was a nondisclosure. the nondisclosure was signed in the campaign? it was, before it really kicked off in 2016. it was beforehand. it has come out is that michael cohen, the attorney, has acknowledged that the trump campaign didn't reimburse the $130,000 trump campaign didn't reimburse the $130 , 000 that trump campaign didn't reimburse the $130,000 that he paid to stormy daniels, but has refused to deny that president trump himself personally didn't reimburse him and experts are haggling over whether that means president trump did personally reimburse her. that is the essence of the story right now. does it co

and then, seriously, the "washington post" reported that the president has ordered the pentagon to plan a giant military parade for him in washington. the president reportedly went to the pentagon and met with top military officials about it in person because he's serious, he wants a big military parade for himself. he wants tanks and missile launchers in washington. he specifically wants them on pennsylvania avenue and so that is apparently what we are getting. you know, we sometimes have military parades to mark the ends of wars, in this case it's apparently just because the president wants to see all the tanks and stuff. he just likes it. so now the military is working on this and the white house has defended it and the taxpayers will pay many, many millions of dollars for it, including having to rebuild pennsylvania avenue after the treads from 70-ton tanking churn it up and turn it into rubble. so today was in some ways a very inspiring day of the news. other parts of the news today may have created other feelings for you. your mileage may vary. >>> there is some breaking news from

senatorial race when project veritas told the "washington post" a story that a person who claimed haden impregnated by a candidate for more was coming forward, explain what happened there and your reaction to the response to the. guest: yes, we pretended to be a source to meet with the "washington post" in order to draw them out to an honest conversation. we had done stories on cnn where the russia story was all bs, is what the guy said, his words, not mine. we get a story on the "new york times" where nick dudek said they were not deceptive. rich comey, the executive editor, respondent. we were doing stories on the media, and we decided to do the "washington post. we could capture a few national security advisers who said" he was amazed to work at a place with an op-ed page, which is what he characterized as extreme and out of touch of that spirit in the course of this investigation, we pretended to be a lot of different things. most of the time, you do not hear about the aliases we use. it is not a controversy if put in thisroper context or case, we posed a vindictive in order to ha

the next one was "the washington post." e got the papers to "the washington post" and they published and then they were stopped and we tried to keep that process going as long as we could. amy: explain what happened with "washington post." there is more attention because of the steven spielberg film that stars tom hanks and meryl streep, "the post." how contact with the washington post was made. gar: it was very simple. you had to reach people. this is the day before cell phones. i actually went around the area, the boston area using coin phones, public phones that were everywhe. i called up and i had the alias or the nickname mr. boston and i spoke with someone there and arranged a meeting because ben actually knew dan. he had been at the rand corporation. he came up and dan with him in a motel room. he gave him the papers. that was the next step. then, they were stopped, and we moved on to the next newspaper. it was very straightforward so long as you could use pay telephones which you don't see much of anymore. a clipm go

joining us from the washington post white house bureau chief phil rucker. with us at the table megan murphy, the reverend al sharpton host of politics nation here on msnbc and president of the national action network. commentary magazine editor and msnbc contributor. and john heilman -- alrighty. messing around. nbc news and msnbc national analyst. phil rucker, let me start with you and your phenomenal reporting all week. but on this story today, you detail something that i've never read as a white house staffer or someone covering this white house. aides left the staff meeting this morning and basically came out and said kelly is telling a story that's a big fat lie. >> that's right, nicolle. we got calls from folks about that meeting that john kelly tried to present a version of events that simply does not match the public record that's been offered by the white house. but it also doesn't match the behind-the-scenes reporting that we've done at the post that you guys have done at msnbc and elsewhere. kelly tried to say to staff and asked them, by the way,

. >>> tonight jared kushner losings his top secret security clearance as "the washington post" reveals four countries have talked about how to manipulate the president's son-in-law. and robert mueller is looking into kushner tax with foreign leaders. >>> also one of the nation's top intelligence chiefs tells congress he has not received a direct order from the president to stop the russian meddling. >>> plus hope hicks spends over nine hours before a house committee and paul manafort due for arraignment just hours from now as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a tuesday night. >>> good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 404 of the trump administration brings a major shakeup for the west wing and jared kushner president trump's son-in-law in senior advisor has been stripped of his high level security clearance cutting off his access to highly classified information like the presidential daily brief. nbc news has learned that kushner who has been working under the highest level interim clearance for all this while, more than a year learned about the dow

you were 29 years at the "washington post," did you at least get like a gold watch? got a cake when i left, yeah. liz: okay, you need the watch, you should have pushed them on that. what does this say to you? this has been fascinating, subscription online, mostly digital has been spiking for certainly the "new york times" and the "washington post." "wall street journal" already in a terrific position but all three of these papers have been fighting to break stories on the trump administration. >> yeah, it's not just the scoops, liz, it is the narrative of the trump presidency, a guy makes news 23 out of 24 hours a day, and also, you know, the way the papers have positioned themselves, for example, "washington post," it helps to have a rich owner like jeff bezos using the slogan democracy dies darkness, wonder who that's talking about? the problem i have as i describe in the book is the overwhelmingly relentless negativity to so many of the stories. a section, business section, sports section, donald trump cheats at golf, has certainly helped them financially, the peo

with us to do that is phillip bump, national correspondent for "the washington post" and john harris back with us as well, a veteran journalist who spent more than two decades covering politics and the white house for "the washington post." he happens to be editor-in-chief and co-founder of politico. john, remember a more innocent time in say the last presidency and every one before that in the modern era, where you deliver a state of the union and that would begin a kind of sales campaign, often up front about it and often featuring a road trip to drive home that message. >> brian, most presidents regarded the state of the union speech as not just a night, but really a month, a week leading up to the speech, two or three weeks after on the road, in which you can expect to dominate the agenda with what you're actually trying to do on policy substance. donald trump, in part by choice because he weighs into controversies, in part by 10 because he's been overtaken by events, particularly the russia investigation and the shooting. he totally squandered that opportunity. >> so, phillip, g

we will get to that story as well as brand-new reporting from the washington post about how a highly regarded british spy ended up in the center of america's political mosh pit. we start with the news donald trump is down another senior staffer. rob porter, his staff secretary, a misleading title but a job with unrifled proximity to the president of the united states and access to the most sensitive information in the west wing. porter resigned today after news accounts surfaced that his two ex-wives accused him of abuse. one of them going as far as to file an emergency protective order in 2010. although that order did not allege abuse, porter denied the allegations in a statement. quote, these outrageous allegations are simply false. but the episode raises a fresh round of questions about who is vetting the most senior government officials and what did the president and his team know about porter's past? politico reporting this hour, quote, a senior administration official said chief of staff john kelly was previously aware of the 2010 protective order which prevented porter from get

the same ideas about her tom hanks and steven spielberg. well perry actually worked for what was then called the post newsweek company the washington post being the owner of newsweek and as he told me later on. bob was working on a story about u.s. foreign policy and he was told it would have to be watered down because katharine graham henry kissinger as a weekend house guest and this is an example of what bob was willing to say in public that was routinely kept private you know inside the sanctum of the media and because he was willing to disclose that kind of sum on a scale of what's supposed to be objective journalism. he really became somebody in disrepute for someone like katharine graham i have to say you know i have not gone and seen the film yet opposed but i did perhaps one of the very few know if only negative reviews katharine graham's quotes are winning one of our graffiti personal history when it came out a couple of decades ago it was very self-serving it was exactly the kind of slop and india logically driven material that bob kerrey rejected fundamentally his work ok that get through how he then in later life before he died an

for the "the washington post." seven years later, he was hired by the washington evening star. at the time, that was the most widely circulated paper in washington, very influential. he continued to draw for the evening star for the next 42 years. his drawings appeared all must daily, usually on the front page of the paper, prominently placed. he had quite an illustrious career. he wonout his career, many awards. in 1944, he was awarded the pulitzer prize for editorial cartooning, for a cartoon related to world war ii that he had drawn. he drew on a wide range of subjects and he drew a lot of different people. he often gave his cartoons away to the people he drew. so, there are many collections around the country that have his cartoons. he gave a collection to the library of congress in 1945, about 1200 cartoons. that was the largest collection until the 1990's when berryman's daughter passed away, and when they were cleaning out her house and preparing possessions for auction, they discovered thousands of pen and i

robert costa, national political reporter for "the washington post" and moderator of "washington week" on pbs. and kimberley atkinson for the "boston herald." mr. costa, i understand you are just off the phone with some folks and can speak to just how bad a day this was for jared kushner. >> a very rough day for jared kushner. talking to officials inside the white house tonight, brian, they say he has lost not only his security clearance, at least that high-level access to classified information downgraded to a secret status. he is losing his top aide inside the white house. josh rafaela announced today he's leaving the white house. not a well-known presence nationally, but inside the west wing, inside of washington known as a real keen operator. he's leaving the west wing. and you also have kushner struggling with general kelly, the chief of staff. these tensions about the scope of his role, all of it culminating today with this new clearance announcement. >> jeremy bash, if hollywood or homeland or any number of broadcasts were doing this, they would establish a meeting in the situa

back to "the washington post." within the white house, kushner's lack of government experience and his business debt were seen from the beginning of his tenure as potential points of leverage that foreign governments could use to influence him, the current and former officials said. they could also have legal implications, special counsel robert s. mueller iii has asked people about the protocols jared kushner used when he set up conversations with foreign leaders, according to a former u.s. official. and needless to say, the special prosecutor's interest in jared kushner has to be the single scariest thing in jared kushner's life right now. jared kushner knows well the power of federal prosecutors. he knows that better than most people working in the trump white house because jared kushner spent two years of his life visiting his father in federal prison. his father is jared kushner's partner in the real estate ventures that have caused them both so much financial distress that foreign governments believe they can