Tony Blankley, discussing how the Berger story broke-
" The story was first reported by the Associated Press on Monday evening by longtime, respected investigative reporter John Solomon, who characterized his sources as "officials and lawyers," which pretty much describes everyone in town over the age of 24.""
Huh.
And from the chapter above, if you didn't read it all.
"Clearly, this would make a very big story -- one that, if not reported accurately and comprehensively, could damage the president and perhaps even lead to the appointment of an independent counsel.
So we decided to call John Solomon at the AP and invited him to come over to the White House to look over the call sheets and to answer any other questions he might have. My colleagues and I had come to regard Solomon as a factually-oriented and fair journalist. He would kill us with stories, for sure; but he usually went the extra mile to be fair and complete in his reporting. Several members of the White House counsel's office were present to help me walk Solomon through all the documents, explain the underlying laws and rulings, and respond to his questions. One other tactical decision needs mentioning: We called Solomon on Thursday, July 3 -- so that the story would go out over the wires just in time for the newspapers on Friday, July 4.
Solomon wrote the story as comprehensively and completely as we had hoped..."
What are the odds?