Also there is this:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3817450/posts
(excerpt) “Deputy national security adviser Victoria Coates may be reassigned to the Department of Energy amid rumors that she is reportedly the author of the infamous New York Times anonymous op-ed.”
Wonder if she is any relation to Dan Coats (ex-ODNI)
I made a response on that one...
Relatives usually spell the last name the same.
As I recall from speculation at the time, Coates was always considered likely suspect and she is *not* wife of Dan Coats.