This is the senerio: Come up with a smear. Next, anonymous leak to some front organization like Atlantic or Washington Post. Float the BS. Then ask Trump or his representatives about it. They deny it of course because it is BS. Then run the headlines: Trump denies.....
They went one further this time, they have standby pieces for people allegedly interviewed. Someone should determine if possible, when the interview was done and figure out the rumor started after the interviews.
Well, it’s the ol’ Pelosi wrap-up smear.