"A warning", upcoming book by anonymous White House official

[phiwum]

Actually I grant that this guy was in fact a senior official.

So, just to be clear, you no longer stand by the following? The Times wasn't lying?

Or are you balking at the use of the phrase "White House official"?

Turns out it's not a senior White House official. Didn't stop the NYT from saying he was, though. Didn't stop people from appealing to the authority of the NYT, though.

ETA: From what I can find, the Times preface described the author as "a senior official in the Trump administration whose identity is known to us and whose job would be jeopardized by its disclosure," not as a White House official.

 

[theprestige]

So, just to be clear, you no longer stand by the following? The Times wasn't lying?

Correct. The Times wasn't lying. Or even being incompetent.

Or are you balking at the use of the phrase "White House official"?

Nah. I figured out that "White House official" was a paraphrase, not the actual claim.

ETA: From what I can find, the Times preface described the author as "a senior official in the Trump administration whose identity is known to us and whose job would be jeopardized by its disclosure," not as a White House official.

Yep. Once I saw that I started to rethink my position.