I don’t see anything the Schmidts and Wallacw aay here as countering the anonymous comments. Indeed they’re almost damning with faint praise and leaving the anonymous words to stand—as in she may have been a stupid and ignorant diva, but she sure worked hard. Also I don’t see anyone denying they did the dirty gossiping. Looks like the reporter was almost working with them, not asking hem that. I say the suspected aides are all still suspect.
Are you suggesting that ALL FIVE of the aides quoted in the story are suspect of sandbagging her? That seems to me like quite a stretch - esp. with Steve Biegun specifically countering the Africa & Nafta stuff.
I certainly don’t get “stupid and ignorant diva” from any of the quoted remarks. What I hear is the opposite.