"Anonymous" exposed as young, low level staffer; even liberal reporters mocking/blasting NYT and him for lying.
The Never Trumper "Anonymous" source who boasted about trying to sabotage the Trump administration from within and whose subversion of democracy was celebrated by Democrats has been revealed as a former low level staffer named Miles Taylor who had been fired by the Trump administration, hired by Google, and is now a CNN pundit.
Not the "senior administration official" the NYT promised readers he was. Another lie by the once respected propaganda rag. Taylor also lied to a slew of reporters at CNN and elsewhere by denying he was Anonymous in the past. Of course CNN, being in love with liars and unconcerned about credibility, said they plan to keep him on staff anyway.
A sample of the reaction to this reveal:
"You lied to us, Miles." "You were asked in August if you were 'Anonymous' here with Anderson Cooper, and you said no. Now, why should CNN keep you on the payroll after lying like that?" - CNN anchor Chris Cuomo
"Is an advisor to a cabinet secretary really a 'senior administration official'? The widespread impression at the time of the NYT op-ed was that 'Anonymous' was someone who actually advised the president," ABC News Chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl
"The revelation of the identity of 'Anonymous' calls into question whether the NYT had ample grounds to allow him to write without identifying him. I figured it had to be someone at cabinet level, at least," Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty
"So 'anonymous' turns out to be both no one you've heard of and a CNN contributor. Who could've predicted this." - RealClearInvestigations senior writer Mark Hemmingway
"It's an embarrassment." "I also didn’t realize the definition of “senior administration official” could be *this* expansive. Wasn’t even an agency chief of staff at the time the op-ed ran." -Axios reporter Jonathan Swan
"You have got to be kidding me. Miles Taylor? That’s who the New York Times granted an anonymous editorial article? I’ve seen more exciting reveals in Scooby-Doo episodes.
What a monumental embarrassment." - Mark Meadows
"Miles Taylor is the new James Comey. He’s not a hero to either side," journalist Yashar Ali
"This is like Al Capone's vault. The guy quit the administration, was heavily promoted through a clear PR campaign ... did media tours, and is now making $$ as a CNN contributor. What a coward. It's a reminder of how much of the Never Trump crowd is made up of grifters," NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck
"I can’t stop laughing. What a bust.
Everyone is like “who?”" - Richard Grenell
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chris-cuomo-confronts-anonymous-op-ed-author-miles-taylor-over-lying-to-cnn-colleague
https://www.foxnews.com/media/anonymous-trump-official-cnn-pundit-miles-taylor-lied