Sadly the desire to publish a “scoop” outweighs the discipline to perform due diligence. Even if he had no additional sources on Meadows he could have looked into the plausibility of someone getting a listening device into the White House. Especially since the claim made it sound like it was frequently or even continuously.
Maybe my imagination is too fertile, but it is highly unlikely anything with an electromagnetic signature anywhere near the President is not detected.
Sadly the desire to publish a “scoop” outweighs the discipline to perform due diligence. Even if he had no additional sources on Meadows he could have looked into the plausibility of someone getting a listening device into the White House. Especially since the claim made it sound like it was frequently or even continuously.
Maybe my imagination is too fertile, but it is highly unlikely anything with an electromagnetic signature anywhere near the President is not detected.
There is a magic word that isn't used too much right now. "Allegedly"
Even then, it was abused so much before not sure how much it would help now.
Better than not using it I guess.
The one they like is "an anonymous source familiar with the matter."