Carl Bernstein: It’s ‘craven’ that the anonymous NYT op-ed writer won’t come forward

Published September 9, 2018 4:58pm ET



Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein on Sunday urged the senior Trump administration official who wrote the anonymous opinion piece last week in the New York Times to reveal his or her identity and openly join the debate about President Trump.

“I think it’s a legitimate article to publish anonymously and, at the same time, I think that there is something craven about the author not coming forward,” Bernstein said to CNN during an interview when asked about the op-ed.

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