MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan brought on journalist Matt Taibbi to discuss the Twitter Files.<\/p>\n
Hasan attacked Taibbi for not revealing his source for the Twitter files and accused him of \u201cdoing PR work for the world\u2019s richest man.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trending Politics reported:<\/a><\/p>\n MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan and independent journalist Matt Taibbi got into a heated exchange over Taibbi\u2019s Twitter Files reporting and past MSNBC news coverage.<\/p>\n Hasan criticized Taibbi for his refusal to reveal his Twitter Files sources when testifying in front of Congress and suggested he is a bad journalist. In his opening monologue, Hasan accused Taibbi of just \u201cdoing PR work for the world\u2019s richest man.\u201d<\/p>\n Taibbi said that the only purpose for the interview was for Hasan \u201cto deflect attention from what we\u2019ve found.\u201d<\/p>\n The decision by @mehdirhasan<\/a> to pull a pure ad hominem interview, with no purpose but to attack me personally to deflect attention from what we\u2019ve found, reveals him to be the latest in a long line of security-state attack dogs at @MSNBC<\/a> whose job is to obscure damaging truths.<\/p>\n \u2014 Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) April 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n CIS \u2014 the Center for Internet Security \u2014 is the gov contractor that served as the intermediary between CISA\/DHS and its partners, including local state gov, NGOs like EIP, law enforcement\/FBI. Here’s a CIS email explaining the process. Matt got it right. pic.twitter.com\/HFhpIc9gR6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Lee Fang (@lhfang) April 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n Taibbi responded by blasting Hasan over MSNBC\u2019s Russiagate coverage.<\/p>\n Hasan\u2019s response was simply, \u201cI wasn\u2019t there in that period.\u201d<\/p>\n VIDEO (partial transcript below)<\/p>\n In response to @mehdirhasan<\/a>‘s attempted scolding, @mtaibbi<\/a> says:<\/p>\n “The hilarity of this coming from MSNBC which did nothing but vomit up fake Russiagate stories\u2026 that you guys still haven’t apologized for.” <\/p>\n Mehdi’s defense: “I wasn’t there in that period.” pic.twitter.com\/49R56TUCfK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Aaron Mat\u00e9 (@aaronjmate) April 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n From the video above:<\/p>\n \u201cMehdi Hasan: In your own words Matt you crossed that line<\/p>\n Matt Taibbi: The hilarity of this coming from MSNBC, which did nothing but vomit up fake Russiagate stories that came straight from the FBI for six consecutive years, you guys still haven\u2019t apologized for is unbelievable.<\/p>\n Mehdi Hasan: I wasn\u2019t there in that period so I have nothing to apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n 5 months ago, Mehdi Hasan did a segment on this asking, \u201cDid Russian Trolls Undermine The 2017 Women\u2019s March?\u201d<\/p>\n .@mehdirhasan<\/a>‘s defense for saying zilch about MSNBC’s Russiagate propaganda is that he “wasn’t there in that period.” <\/p>\n Now that he is there, he’s taking part by exploring issues such as: “Did Russian Trolls Undermine The 2017 Women\u2019s March?”https:\/\/t.co\/lLZ4RBGCU0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Aaron Mat\u00e9 (@aaronjmate) April 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n They also sparred over MSNBC\u2019s coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop.<\/p>\n VIDEO (partial transcript below)<\/p>\n .@mtaibbi<\/a> reminds @mehdirhasan<\/a> that MSNBC spread the lie that Hunter Biden’s laptop was Russian disinformation. <\/p>\n Mehdi says: “I never said a word about the Hunter Biden story.” That’s not true, but say it were: he’s admitting to staying quiet on a scam that enabled censorship. pic.twitter.com\/8K9O1U08GH<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Aaron Mat\u00e9 (@aaronjmate) April 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n From the video above:<\/p>\n \u201cMehdi Hasan: We\u2019ll have to leave it there Matt, thank you for appearing on the show.<\/p>\n Matt Taibbi: What about the Hunter Biden story?<\/p>\n Mehdi Hasan: I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever written about the Hunter Biden story so maybe you should apologize to me for putting words in my mouth. I never said a word about the Hunter Biden story.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite Hasan claiming he never said a word about the Hunter Biden story he did send out these two tweets on the topic.<\/p>\n\n You can watch the full segment here:<\/p>\n\n Will MSNBC ever apologize for their phony Russiagate coverage?<\/p>\n For the antidote to media bias, check out ProTrumpNews.com\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post \u201cThe Hilarity Of This Coming From MSNBC\u201d \u2013 Twitter Files Journalist Spars With MSNBC Host Over Twitter Files, Russiagate, And Hunter Biden<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan brought on journalist Matt Taibbi to discuss the Twitter Files. 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