Potlach, these photos were taken by Phil Boerner and provided to the NYT by Phil. He remains a friend of Barry’s and donated to his campaign. They still see each other as friends. Why do you think he would release a damaging photo and why would Barry not object? It makes no sense. The NYT said Boerner provided the photos.
I know, you’ve written that to me a number of times and I wrote that it’s obvious the photo is altered in some way but we don’t know why or by whom.
It’s a puzzle. Relax, lol.