mr. styer's name mentioned. had my staff received substantive allegations or had he approached me or my staff, we would have attempted to take a statement and interview him. but the alleged victim who also didn't speak to these writers apparently does not recall the incident. that's a point that the "new york times" failed to include in its official coverage. now, it happens that accountability is a cornerstone of democracy. i welcome scrutiny of my work. i frequently refer to reporters, journalists as the police of our democratic system. but today i'm reminded of a very old adage, who will watch the watchman? this week's report includes some embarrassing, irresponsible missteps, mistakes that weren't serious self-reflection. a year ago after the interviews with dozens of people, "the new york times" couldn't even corroborate the allegations laid out by miss ramirez and declined to report on them with nothing but a year of time and another interview with ramirez herself, the paper thought those unverified claims

mr. styer's name mentioned. had my staff received substantive allegations or had he approached me or my staff, we would have attempted to take a statement and interview him. but the alleged victim who also didn't speak to these writers apparently does not recall the incident. that's a point that the "new york times" failed to include in its official coverage. now, it happens that accountability is a cornerstone of democracy. i welcome scrutiny of my work. i frequently refer to reporters, journalists as the police of our democratic system. but today i'm reminded of a very old adage, who will watch the watchman? this week's report includes some embarrassing, irresponsible missteps, mistakes that weren't serious self-reflection. a year ago after the interviews with dozens of people, "the new york times" couldn't even corroborate the allegations laid out by miss ramirez and declined to report on them with nothing but a year of time and another interview with ramirez herself, the paper thought those unverified claims