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Richard Tofel
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now consulting at Gallatin Advisory, instructor @HarvardChanSPH, author of Second Rough Draft on Substack; former president of ProPublica
Here’s today’s related NYT piece:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
Opinion | Seven Pages of a Sealed Watergate File Sat Undiscovered. Until Now.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Now that Trump has admitted he did this himself, hope the reporters who fell for the lying excuses will name their anonymous sources. That’s the only way to discipline such behavior.
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 AM
In 2019, he had the GOP do the same for his son’s book.

www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/b...
R.N.C. Spent Nearly $100,000 on Copies of Donald Trump Jr.’s Book (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM
In 1990, Trump tried to manipulate the book best seller lists by buying his own second book in bulk.

www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
Trump's Book Can't Survive at the Top in Sales
Donald Trump's new book, "Surviving at the Top," has toppled from the New York Times' best-seller list after just seven weeks.
www.latimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM