Reply #8: I'm perplexed. I think Rahm did a great job and put Putnam in his

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place. But one point has left me confused. Here is the relevant segment:

Stephanopoulos: Did you or you staff know anything about these emails or instant messages before they came out?

Emanuel: No. George, never saw them. And I'm going to say one thing. Let's go through the facts --

Putname: Were you aware of them? Didn't have to see them --

Emanuel: Never saw them. Let me go right through the facts.
One, Brian Ross, who broke the story on your network, said it came
from a Republican source. Very unusual to do that.

Fact two, The Hill paper said it came from a Republican source.
All the Republicans and staff people are coming forward are
Republicans. Mark Foley, who wrote the e-mails originally, at the
bottom of this whole problem, Republican. The leadership of the
Congress, from Tom Reynolds to John Boehner to Speaker Hastert, who
can't come on this show--.

Stephanopoulos: So you are not aware of any involvement.

Emanuel: Never saw them. No involvement. And she said not
anything, George, and the fact is this is…

Putnam: Was there awareness?

Emanuel: No--

(Overtalk each other)

Emanuel: Never saw them. The first time I ever saw these
things, right here when Brian Ross broke this show and when the Post
had the story.

What you guys want to do is take your dirty laundry and throw it
over the fence and try to blame other people for the problems.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/10/08/rahm-emanuel-shuts-down-gop-foley-defense/

Giving Emanuel the benefit of the doubt, I can't help but wonder why he repeatedly says "Never saw them".

And while giving him the benifit of doubt, I'll also play devil's advocate because when Putnam asked "Was there awareness?" Rham answered "No."