official in the new york times. top members of the administration denying auth authorship calling it deceitful and moronic. the president reading the denials and having them printed out and delivered to him. the white house closer to finding out who the author is. the administration has a dozen names on its list. >> melania trump weighing in and calling it cowardly saying he or she is sabotaging the country. she cited the importance of the free press. senator rand paul offered this stunning idea. >> i think if you have a security clearance in the white house, i think it would be acceptable to use a lie detector test and ask people if they are talking to the media against the policy of the white house. >> an idea from a civil libertarian. the president in billings, montana.