Bob Woodward defended his decision not to share the revelation sooner in interviews with The Washington Post and The Associated Press after details from his upcoming book, 'Rage,' were made public Wednesday.
that he believed it was more important for him to provide a broader picture of the Trump administration ahead of the election than to file daily news stories.
Woodward told The Post that contrary to some speculation, there was no agreement requiring him to keep the content of the interviews secret until"Rage" publishes Tuesday.When asked why he didn't share what Trump told him in February with Post reporters, Woodward told AP he had developed “some pretty important sources" on his own.
Many critics said Woodward might have saved lives if he had shared the information sooner because people might have started to take precautions sooner to avoid becoming infected by the virus, which has killed more than 190,000 in the U.S. They accused Woodward of putting book sales over people.
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