New York (CNN Business) Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, said his magazine's story about Trump calling Americans who died in battle "losers" and "suckers," was just the tip of the iceberg.
"I would fully expect more reporting to come out about this and more confirmation and new pieces of information in the coming days and weeks," Goldberg told CNN's Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter on "Reliable Sources" Sunday. "We have a responsibility and we're going to do it regardless of what he says."
The magazine received backlash -- from Trump and many others -- for attributing the information to four anonymous sources. CNN has confirmed several aspects of The Atlantic's reporting, also with sources who chose to remain anonymous.
But Goldberg said that's how the media is able to do its job of uncovering stories that take place behind closed doors.
"We all have to use anonymous sources, especially in a climate where the president of the United States tries to actively intimidate," Goldberg said of his editorial decision to cite nameless people. "These are not people who are anonymous to me."
Dubbs2dubbs on September 6th, 2020 at 20:08 UTC »
I love how whenever a story comes out about trump he says “fake news! You’re using anonymous sources. It’s all lies.”
Yet every time he’s asked where his batshit crazy theories come from he just says “people are saying.” When asked who those people are he either trails off, changes the subject, or just says “lots of people”
baronofdirt on September 6th, 2020 at 16:23 UTC »
I love that trump is referring to the Atlantic as a radical left wing magazine. Plays with his audience, because, like him, they’ve never read it.
Leraldoe on September 6th, 2020 at 16:19 UTC »
I think people have been holding some awful stories and we will be seeing a steady stream of them up to and following the election