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by CamperBob2 2095 days ago
Yes, it's a big deal, because one of Trump's favorite tactics is to "leak" something through "anonymous sources" that later falls apart in a spectacularly-public way, leaving egg on the journalists' faces and Trump looking like the legitimate victim of a smear campaign.

The time for "anonymous sources" is over. No more. Back up the information, or don't publish.