Yes, it's possible they were all punked. However, these are all very experienced news organizations with a hundred-odd Pulitzer Prizes each. I trust them to do

Yes, it's possible they were all punked. However, these are all very experienced news organizations with a hundred-odd Pulitzer Prizes each. I trust them to do their homework and check with independent sources. Additionally, it's very interesting to see that McMaster's denial does not refute the core point of the news pieces -- he says that Trump did not disclose sources and methods. Nobody is alleging that he did -- the allegation is that he disclosed intel that is so specific that it could only have come from one source.