That would be news because the President said that. If I, random nobody, show up with an allegation against Trump, using unverifiable "evidence," then that all

That would be news because the President said that. If I, random nobody, show up with an allegation against Trump, using unverifiable "evidence," then that allegation is not newsworthy. And doubly-so if my whole job is to be a partisan hack trying to delver an October surprise.