Well, almost nobody. I find the story plausible, but not reliably sourced. I'd be much more apt to believe it if someone with honor put their name to it.https://twitter.com/asymmetricinfo/status/1301860841877319681 …
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Anonymous "sources" sometimes just don't exist, but the larger problem is that you can't judge a witness' credibility - how directly do they know this, what context did they leave out, what is their track record, what axe they have to grind - if you don't even know who they are.
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This is why, in the main area of law where I practiced (shareholder class actions), the law provides that you put less weight on the credibility of any allegation in a complaint that is sourced to a "confidential witness." Court can't assess the witness' credibility.
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What if the story's *partly* true, but exaggerated or distorted through the lens of the writer or hearsay thru a game of telephone of sources? The reader is given no basis on which to assess that. "Trust us, were journalists" assumes none of us have seen these things fail before.
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I think he made it up.
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And is he kidding me there is a risk of mean tweets and the "rest"? They will be hailed as saviors of the republic and can raise their speaking fees a 100 fold. Please.
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Spare us this "honor" talk. One would be hard press to find someone who served this nation with less honor than Donald Trump has.
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Sorry, honor is a real thing. It mattered before Trump, it will matter after Trump.
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