That might only mean he was saying what his boss(es) told him to say on tv. It doesn’t mean this article is wrong about his behavior behind-the-scenes.
But I agree that we don’t know (yet) if there is substantiation for this report. Right now it is just one article based upon anonymous sourcing.
Okay, so at least there’s an actual press release. It’s clear the bit about the hotdogs was a humorous intro to the more substantive items like the thousands of hours of college that could be financed with the bonus money.
I’m skeptical of the unsourced talk of Musser plotting to deprive Trump of political upside but I guess maybe we’ll see.