btw, 'Sully' invited condemnation by opening his big mouth.
Lots of individual stories with lots of individuals openly saying various parts didn’t happen - and the author of the original piece (Goldberg) backtracking on the Paris story.
Here is one of many:
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/515132-john-bolton-says-he-didnt-hear-trump-insult-fallen-soldiers-in-france