That's a silly take.
Multiple informed people have given this story to The Atlantic, the NYT, the WaPo, Fox News and the AP. These people may well be trying to undermine Trump but the fact that they're doing this is in itself news.
These news organizations have no choice but to report it.
“These news organizations have no choice but to report it.”
They have no choice to report stories from unnamed sources? Well it that is true then it should go both ways unless there is bias in journalism and journalist. duh.. but it will be only one sided.
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The Atlantic won’t last another year or two. Nor will the other news outlets which report lies like this one.
They won’t be missed.
Lol
On the contrary, because a video / ad was ready and aired on MSNBC within hours it is clear this attack has been prepared for months and saved for the campaign stretch.
It would not be physically possible to assemble all the elements of the hit piece overnight and get it on MSNBC by early the next day.
More likely than not, some anti-Trump group had it in the can, but needed a reason to release it, which the Atlantic provided. It should remind us of the Russian pee-tape, which was held until Comey informed DjT of its existence and leaked to CNN giving it creditabilty and a reason to put the pee-tape in the public discussion.
The video / ad was constructed and presented to Goldberg and the Atlantic with the understanding they needed an excuse to release it. Goldberg obliged.