BS. Even if he publicly said that they could release his name doesn’t mean he didn’t leak it. Reporters may still want to protect their source because if they go this route then everyone starts saying “Release my name if I leaked”. The one not agreeing to that is then outed.
However, if he was the leak and wanted his name known he’d just say I did it. By saying I didn’t leak it then saying the politico can say if I did is a clue that he doesn’t want to be outed.
Do you have PROOF of your as yet unfounded allegation? Or do you just like to randomly smear candidates you don’t support?