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True. AB appeared on Megyn Kelly's podcast and the two were talking about this matter. AB said something interesting - that the journalistic standard used to be 3 sources. But over time, the standard has changed based on the "value" of the source - that is, some sources within some contexts are much more reliable than others, Megyn gave as an example the director of the FBI as a high value source - and oftentimes now only ONE is considered adequate when using a "high value" source (not just for AB on her podcast, but for MSM as well).The “impeccable” LE source, whom AB had known for a decade, is the oddity here. If you supply details of a live, high-profile case to AB, you know exactly what’s going to happen.
It's too bad because even high value sources make mistakes (or are themselves reliant on sources that these journalists might consider "lesser value").
ETA: I cannot remember if "value" or "high value" were the precise words used, so consider that my paraphrasing since the general point still is made.