Doesn't the NE story involve 5 different women? And isn't the whole story just supposed to be "reporting" what they said? Please correct me if I'm mistaken.
I'm just saying that the odds that 5 different women would supply false information to the NE about Cruz are basically nil. IOW, if Cruz is completely innocent, then the only logical conclusion is that the NE made up the story out of whole cloth.
That story says there are rumors that he had affairs with five women. It doesn’t say five different women have come forward accusing him. That’s a huge difference. In fact, unless a woman has come forward today, no woman has accused him and two of the five have denied any affair.
I’m not defending Cruz. If he did it he deserves what he gets. I readily admit he may well have had affairs with five or more women, but that isn’t what the original NE story said. They basically reported the existence of rumors. I believe it is critical to be precise with facts, particularly when a man’s reputation, not to mention marriage, is at stake. If I am in error I want to be corrected myself. I do not want to bear false witness against Cruz or these women.