[Reverend Wright]

I don’t think the NYT would allow him to represent himself as a “senior govt official”.

There is a reasonable chance that this would come out sooner or later (like Watergate Deep Throat) and the NYT would be tainted forever if this was a complete fabrication.

Mind you, Trump Derangement Syndrome has caused some previously reasonable people to go off the deep end.

But there are multiple people at the NYT who know about this. They are liberal and hate Trump, but they also have an institution to protect - the institution gives them their status

[Phlyer]

. . . they also have an institution to protect . . .

From whom? They have no credibility or respect, and their reputation is already ruined, except among the Washington insiders. Their audience is leftists and they have totally embraced Lenin's philosophy that lying, killing, rioting, or any other tactic is acceptable if it furthers the socialist cause.

Their clientele cheer this sort of attack, whether it turns out to be true or not. Perhaps especially if it turns out not to be true. There is no check on their political bias.

[Tucker39]

Now to me that’s odd....after all the lies and fake news the NYT has been publishing these past 18 months. However, I see your point. And really, chances are, the Times cobbled up the whole thing out of thin air.
Thanks for the reply.

[Tucker39]

Wonderfully convenient. This morning, right here on FR, is a thread which displays how the NYT twists and distorts facts to create Fake News to besmirch the Trump team. Try this on for size: https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3687468/posts