By the end of this, I’m wondering if the PV team got punk’d? Dudich seems to be contradicting what he said earlier.
He only reversed his comments when he was confronted by the truth, i.e., his father's statements.
The larger issue is why is this guy is a gatekeeper for the NYT on the internet. Did he lie about his connection with the Obama and Clinton campaigns? His Antifa connection?
As an employer, I would have a hard time defending keeping this guy on the payroll. He is a liability. It was all a joke just doesn't wash. I predict that he will be let go soon by the NYT.
“By the end of this, I’m wondering if the PV team got punk’d? Dudich seems to be contradicting what he said earlier.”
Only when confronted with statements by his father regarding the (nonexistent) Comey connection and his alleged undercover work for the FBI. The most charitable interpretation is that, as other have suggested, he was trying to impress the female interviewer.