“Unless we had a preexisting relationship, I didn’t trust any journalist. And if you came from an outlet that belonged to what President Trump calls #FakeNews, I really wasn’t interested in becoming your friend. To those few persistent journalists from news organs like the Washington Post who wouldn’t give up, I was upfront: Sorry, I don’t do ‘deep background’ and I’m using my phone to record this conversation.
“As a result, you’d never see Jim Acosta coming out of my office or Maggie Haberman buying me an espresso at Peet’s around the corner from the West Wing. So, when I met Michael Wolff in Reince Priebus’ office, where he was waiting to talk to Steve Bannon, and after I had been told to also speak to him for his book, my attitude was polite but firm: ‘Thanks but no thanks.’
“Our brief encounter reinforced my gut feeling that this oleaginous scribe had no interest in being fair and unbiased.” – Former Trump senior advisor Sebastian Gorka, admitting that White House insiders had been instructed to participate in Wolff’s book.
The best way to accompany this Seb Gorka composition is with this GIF https://t.co/D0ujgdpNM1 pic.twitter.com/0Nh0T38iAi
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) January 8, 2018
Gorka, in trying to knock the book down, confirms people were told to cooperate https://t.co/mAgwRyTbh8
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 8, 2018
Wolff was in office of Bannon, Gorka’s employer, frequently https://t.co/IXVUJUkQCD
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 8, 2018
Fredo Gorka was told to say the Trump White House hadn't given special access to Michael Wolff. He delivered as only Fredo Gorka can. https://t.co/ntMuISnDtU pic.twitter.com/Y3QtZV8a9A
— Dan Murphy (@bungdan) January 8, 2018
As Maggie notes, Gorka contradicted Trump, and admits that Wolff was working with consent & Cooperation of White House. https://t.co/mHcVA34NAH pic.twitter.com/NtvjnOKIPl
— John Stable Genius Aravosis (@aravosis) January 8, 2018