NY Times op-ed editor describes process behind publishing anonymous Trump official's op-ed
By Michael Burke - 09/05/18 08:24 PM EDT
The op-ed, published Wednesday afternoon, described coordinated efforts among Trump administration staff to counter President Trump.
The Times described the anonymous author in a note as "a senior official in the Trump administration whose identity is known to us and whose job would be jeopardized by its disclosure."
The senior administration official that purportedly wrote it criticized Trump for his "amorality" and wrote that while officials “want the administration to succeed,†they have had to work against Trump’s “misguided impulses†and parts of his agenda.
Dao said the official reached out “several days ago†but didn’t reveal identifying details to CNN. Dao did not provide the person’s gender, although the author was described in a New York Times tweet as a “he†earlier Wednesday.
He added that the newspaper has “taken a number of special precautions to protect the person's identity†but wouldn’t be more specific, CNN reported.
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