Glenn Greenwald on Trump-Russia Probe: Be Skeptical of Spy Agencies with History of Lying & Deceit

democracynow.org - Three major U.S. news outlets in early December promoted a story alleging WikiLeaks had secretly offered the Trump campaign special access to the Democratic National Committee emails before they were published. The reports suggested the correspondence proved collusion between the Trump family and Russia, since the U.S. intelligence community regards WikiLeaks as an “arm of Russian intelligence.” It turns out this information was false. The issue of collusion with Russia was also a key focus in President Trump’s recent interview with reporter Michael Schmidt of The New York Times, where Trump said repeatedly, “There was no collusion. … There was no collusion.” We talk about the probe into Russia collusion and coverage by mainstream media with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Glenn Greenwald, one of the founding editors of The Intercept.
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[@jwalkin5123]

Glen Greenwald is great.

[@christopherdixon5586]

Amazing person. @Democracy Now! Thanks for have him on

[@M0SSADDID911]

Glenn is a national treasure 🙏🏻

[@achange7930]

Excellent report. MSM should have 0 percent respect.

[@bjnowak]

Love glen greenwald

[@typheran1]

I love that greenwald guts the narrative that DN has been pushing for months and month.

[@gowiththeflo3429]

lel

[@phantomcreamer]

When I was a kid, I used to think they were an honest news agency. They have clear ideological biases, and obfuscate stories and details that interfere with their narrative.

[@justgivemethetruth]

you two seem to not see what is right in front of your eyes ... that is that DN! is reporting a story that goes against their "preferred" narrative, and so your premise is smashed, and yet you two are patting yourself on the back for your attacks on DN!

[@phantomcreamer]

justgivemethetruth They'll be back at it tomorrow. They only like this story because Greenwald is a regular and it attacks other major news corps. Sometimes CNN reports things in favor of Trump, but yet, they still do things like Greenwald is discussing in this segment. You don't think DN pushes a Russian collusion story? You don't think DN is idrologically driven?

[@jeffsartadventure3634]

phantomcreamer ,exactly. One could do a 2 minute mash up video collage of every time DN! said the phrase "Russian meddling". I watch DN! regularly,mostly enjoy it's content,but for anyone who gets their news and info from multiple sources,it's quite clear that your statements are true.

[@BarnabyWild13]

Unlike a lot of institutionalized journalism, this has aged extremely well.

[@oscarmunos2710]

Lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@calamityamity3706]

From what I've read Intercept is a legit news org 👍

[@kagenou509]

How can multiple sources/people read the date wrong? Lol that’s embarrassing...

[@Frisbieinstein]

Bill Krystol for Nobel Peace Prize.

[@SonicPhonic]

I appreciate Greenwald addressing the issues of transparency, honesty and the importance of apologizing for published errors, but how can he say that the Trump-Russia narrative is "inflated" unless he can predict the future and / or have access to important information. How can Greenwald claim the Trump-Russia story is "inflated" if two major players in his government plead guilty to lying to the FBI as well a third?

[@theopkingdom3433]

Michael Gfroerer... Because there is ZERO actual evidence of any collusion to influence or "hack" the election. How can anyone CLAIM there was collusion with zero evidence? Insist there was collusion over and over and over until people start believing its true? There simply has been no evidence of collusion. Flynn was indicted for lying to the FBI not for collusion (yes, yes- I know people insist this procedural indictment was in exchange for info on people who are more guilty- though that's not how plea bargains work). One can't prove a negative. No one can PROVE I've never gone ice skating no matter how hard they look for evidence that I never went. No one will be able to prove Trump's campaign DID NOT collude with Russia. It can't be done. That's why our country insists that we prove someone DID something before we convict them (prove a positive, not a negative). I didn't vote Trump. I think he's a... Tragedy. But I do think that patriots need to insist on proof on issues of politics and law and not rely on rumor and suspicions.

[@ParanoidFactoid]

That's BS. You'd have to live in a Fox News fantasy world to actually believe that.

[@BarnabyWild13]

Your comment did not age well

[@illuvatar5923]

RIP DN

[@kathyfausett9301]

Rats are running the world--rich rats.

[@kylejnicholson]

He was good.

[@MilesBellas]

DN shouldn't have followed CNN and Bill Maher.

[@xxxbbbqqq]

MilesBellas- ?

[@MilesBellas]

chris manecke by McCarthyeque allegations...... The reason they ran with it was because DT once said "Russia.....if you're listening...." 0:39 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZzbeGurf7qmjbc .

[@1drummer172]

This interview would look different if Greenwald had seen the NYT report that was released hours after this interview was posted.

[@krbaig8185]

The Leaning Degrees of Putin & Trump in the Picture are very very Symbolic of the Nature & Status of the two leaders & their Conduct of World Affairs...

[@suziegreer7975]

glen greenwald this is not a slur on any of you heros but theres a team who is suporting julian assange they singled me out because im disabled they called me scum under their breath and i felt really gutted they have systematically tried to get julian assange against me and if they knew what it was like they wouldnt have started they even turned christine against me. ive allready had an episode with alex jones and that was traumatic enough they take advantage of me so they can laugh at my expense im autistic and proud of it because ive amassed a lot of skills as a savant im still a bit like a child because as well as the autism i was born with a teacher did something to me and put me in a coma so what you see on the outside you dont allways get on the outside follow me on twitter as suzy suzukie wong

[@2906justblaze]

Wonder why Glenn Greenwald hasn't been on CNN, or any other msm?

[@bibaspainhour2706]

hmm...same mistake as trumps swearing in crowd..?? just little tidbit...rolling stones concert crowd in cuba was biiiiiigggger than trumps inaugural .....lol rofl

[@bibaspainhour2706]

DO YOU SEE HOW SUBSERVIENT TRUMP LOOKS AT PUTIN??????

[@yarazooom]

i see love affair...see video of trip to vietnam

[@chokinonashes61]

biba spainhour He didn't do his ridiculous "alpha" handshake with Putin!

[@DdDd-gd1rr]

biba spainhour he bows his bald head and exposes his belly in submission to Putin.

[@mynameismynameis666]

you mean the same putin who employs GERHARD SCHRÖDER from nazi-hideout VW in ARGENTINA to SBERBANK russia. the same putin who sold URANIUM to the CLINTONS???

[@DdDd-gd1rr]

j jay no, like Dump bent over at 45 degrees for the ISIS funding Saudi "king". how is St Petersburg? Cold and depressing? lmao

[@lleo418]

Does the Russian intelligence agencies fall under same level of scrutiny as well Mr Glen?