[Wait4Truth]

Novak is not telling the truth at one point in time here. It's a question of which Novak you want to believe.

At this point, I don't believe EITHER Novak. They are both liars. Either the White House tried to peddle the story or they didn't. It now appears that they didn't but the damage is done. Maybe that's all Novak wanted in the first place.

[NonValueAdded]

Is Novak really being inconsistent? After all, "administration officials" covers any agency, CIA included, clinTOON holdovers included, etc. "White House" officials are simply a subset of "administration officials."