Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) rebuffed "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd's suggestion on Sunday that reporting with anonymous sources is beneficial.
"I've got to tell you, anonymous sources can't always be trusted," Cotton said during a discussion about Congress investigating the White House's alleged ties to Russia.
"Anonymous sources are how we found out about a lot of scandal in this country," Todd rebutted.
Cotton cited a false report by an anonymous source that said White House chief strategist Steven Bannon confronted Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly at the department's headquarters.
"Anonymous sources said Steve Bannon drove from the White House to the Department of Homeland Security to confront John Kelly, which we now know is not the truth," Cotton said. That's not like the tone of a conversation. That is someone's physical whereabouts."
Todd started to respond before Cotton added, "You cannot credit stories that are based on anonymous sources."
"You should look into them, especially if you're in a position of responsibility, but you can't simply credit them," the senator added.
