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What did Williams say?

It seems that Williams is the one who gave the Times the name of the “advisor” that was center in the piece on Carson’s ignorance on foreign policy
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The Times sent Business Insider a statement from senior politics editor Carolyn Ryan, who points to Williams as the source of the Clarridge interview.

“It was Ben Carson’s closest adviser, Armstrong Williams, who recommended that we talk to Mr. Clarridge and described Mr. Clarridge as a ‘mentor’ to Mr. Carson on foreign policy,” Ryan said in the statement. “Mr. Williams also gave us Mr. Clarridge’s phone number. Mr. Clarridge picked up the phone and our reporter, Trip Gabriel, conducted a very straightforward interview with him.”

Ryan added: “Mr. Clarridge was the only adviser whose name was given to us by Armstrong Williams.”