The Anonymous Senior Administration Official

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 6 September 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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The New York Times published an account by an unnamed member of the Trump administration about resistance figures operating inside the government. “I would know,” the official wrote. “I am one of them.” Guest: James Dao, Op-Ed editor for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
0:02.4	This is the day.
0:03.8	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:08.6	Today, the story behind a senior Trump administration officials' anonymous account in the times
0:17.3	of the internal resistance figures operating inside the administration.
0:23.4	I would know the official rights.
0:26.1	I am one of them.
0:27.6	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:33.0	It's Thursday, September 6th.
0:36.1	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:38.3	Before we even get started, just for the benefit of everyone in the studio, who would
0:41.6	the up end?
0:42.6	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:45.7	No, but seriously, what can you tell us about how this all started?
0:49.7	So what I can tell you is it began with an intermediary who I trust and know well and
0:57.2	they told me that there was this individual on the Trump administration who was very interested
1:01.2	in writing an op-ed and what I want to see it.
1:04.2	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
1:05.2	Jim Dow is the op-ed editor at the times.
1:07.3	[♪ I almost always say yes.
1:08.5	I'm interested in looking at things and we'll take it from there.
1:11.2	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
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