"Or maybe Carson loaned him the same staffer who wrote it for him?"
Did you even bother to read the articles?
Trump's plagiarized op-ed was published 2 days before Carson endorsed him. Carson never says he gave Trump permission, he just says he doesn't care if Trump used his words.
Like I said if it was anyone else there would be heck to pay.
If Carson has announced publically that he does not care if Trump uses his words...then there is no story here.
Who knows when Carson originally gave that approval? Maybe he did so when they met for the endorsement.
Carson’s own words about the matter suck the story right out of it.