Ed do you agree that the 7 minute thing (if true) is egregious? If you don't believe this very specific claim that's fine, no real way to falsify that.
If it's not true, NYT could easily refute it by saying when they sent the request and when they published.
If it's not bad, they could say it's normal.
Instead, they try to cover it up.
For an article about an anonymous person's claims about what Biden is thinking, as if it's an urgent fact.