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> phone because Mike Waltz was one of his sources But the article throws Waltz under the bus; I don't think this is how you treat your precious sources. So Gol
by codedokode 2y ago
> phone because Mike Waltz was one of his sources
But the article throws Waltz under the bus; I don't think this is how you treat your precious sources. So Goldberg's number must have been there for some other reason - for example, maybe it was sent with an interview request.
- singleshot_ 2y agoThe story should have ended Waltz’s career, at which point he would have been a zero-value source going forward. The story was far more valuable than the current value of the source, and the future value approached zero assuming someone else broke the story before the Atlantic. Reasonable calculus.
- codedokode 2y agoThis would turn away other sources from cooperating and hurt the newspaper very badly.
- singleshot_ 2y agoIWBHYWBH
- bayarearefugee 2y agoI'm guessing other potential sources are smart enough to realize if any of this speculation is what happened, Goldberg's hand was basically forced by Waltz to reveal as much as he did (which wasn't an admission that Waltz was a source of his, but very heavily suggested). What's he supposed to do, go to jail for hacking to protect his previous source who is actively throwing him under the legal bus?