there's "assume good faith", and then there's "assume good faith of someone with a documented record of bad faith." The present case is the second. Assuming goo

there's "assume good faith", and then there's "assume good faith of someone with a documented record of bad faith." The present case is the second. Assuming good faith in this apology is not sensible in the face of the existing evidence. Their goal seems to have been to generate a paper, and they haven't withdrawn that paper.