Atlantic Editor-in-Chief on Using Unnamed Sources in Trump Piece: ‘They Don’t Want To Be Inundated with Angry Tweets’

SCIUTTO accounts here of ░░░░░░░░ commander in chief stating ░░░░░░░░ most disrespectful things you ░░░░░░░░ imagine about fallen Service ░░░░░░░░ amputees The president you ░░░░░░░░ in your story did ░░░░░░░░ want amputees in the ░░░░░░░░ parade because people don ░░░░░░░░ want to see them ░░░░░░░░ m curious why these ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ on the record We ░░░░░░░░ two months from the ░░░░░░░░ and these are horrible ░░░░░░░░ to Service Members Did ░░░░░░░░ explain their thinking as ░░░░░░░░ why they wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ their names to these ░░░░░░░░ GOLDBERG Well like you ░░░░░░░░ like you when you ░░░░░░░░ faced with the same ░░░░░░░░ you ask for people ░░░░░░░░ go on the record ░░░░░░░░ Sure GOLDBERG Then ultimately ░░░░░░░░ have to make when ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ and we have both ░░░░░░░░ why people don t ░░░░░░░░ to go They don ░░░░░░░░ want to be inundated ░░░░░░░░ angry tweets and all ░░░░░░░░ rest And we pushed ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ have to sort of ░░░░░░░░ this reporting with even ░░░░░░░░ belt and suspenders approach ░░░░░░░░ know dotted I s ░░░░░░░░ crossed T s and ░░░░░░░░ multiple sources for it ░░░░░░░░ ultimately you each time ░░░░░░░░ is a judgment call ░░░░░░░░ You know does the ░░░░░░░░ s interest in needing ░░░░░░░░ information outweigh the ambiguities ░░░░░░░░ the difficulties of anonymous ░░░░░░░░ And in this case ░░░░░░░░ decided that I felt ░░░░░░░░ knew this information well ░░░░░░░░ from high enough sources ░░░░░░░░ multiple sources that I ░░░░░░░░ we should put it ░░░░░░░░ I do hope obviously ░░░░░░░░ I try as you ░░░░░░░░ to get various people ░░░░░░░░ say things on the ░░░░░░░░ And I hope that ░░░░░░░░ s an effort to ░░░░░░░░ know I hope there ░░░░░░░░ an effort on the ░░░░░░░░ of reporters and I ░░░░░░░░ be continuing to make ░░░░░░░░ effort to move this ░░░░░░░░ directly on to the ░░░░░░░░