Look at the quotation marks. Grant is further explaining that the confirmation observers were also White House strategists.
At that point, York acknowledged that a number of White House strategists and confirmation observers, "while impressed with Pryor's candor, wondered what was going on."This is a fabrication. Here is what York said:
At that point some longtime confirmation observers, while impressed with Pryor's candor, wondered what was going on. Who is this guy? Is he suicidal? SourceYork said nothing about White House strategists. For some reason, this author made that part up.
Grant is further explaining that the confirmation observers were also White House strategistsGrant is saying that York said the White House strategists said something. York said no such thing. As such, Grant's statement is false.
York 'admitted' no such thing. Nor did he speculate such a thing.
Sloppy writing at a minimum. Intentionally deceptive at worst.