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2. If I wanted to convey what Kushner was saying or thinking and hadn't spoken to him myself, I'd attribute it to a source: "According to senior official x, Kushner said so and so, or Kushner thinks so and so." And, in any case, it would probably be paraphrased

3. The people I interview (Islamists, mostly) don't lie nearly as much as Trump administration officials, but I wouldn't trust them—or really *anyone*—to accurately "remember" the exact words of what someone said in a private meeting

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4. I remember when I used to interview Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood figures and some hated each other and would talk shit about each other, so the idea that I'd directly quote a member of one faction secondhand based on what a member of the other faction told me would be nuts

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5. Again, I'm not a journalist, but if someone told me something so self-evidently absurd (i.e. Trump not knowing who Boehner is) I'd use basic judgment and not include it in any published material, or I'd say "Bannon joked that Trump didn't even know who Boehner was"

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6. I mean come on, seriously. The Wolff excerpt, and a lot of what

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writes, are silly, fun, and have (some) glimmers of insight, but they can't really be considered "journalism," can they? It undermines faith in the media and contributes to "fake news" narratives

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Trump, Boehner hit the links

7. Compare–one's from yesterday and one's from 2013 Yesterday: "Ailes had a suggestion: John Boehner, who had stepped down as Speaker of the House only a year earlier. 'Who’s that?' asked Trump" 2013: HEADLINE: Trump, Boehner hit the links politico.com/story/2013/08/ [end]

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Trump says his golfing buddy Boehner is "a terrific guy."