Politico corrects story on Susie Wiles after White House threatens ‘consequences’

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Politico issued a correction to a report about White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and the circumstances surrounding the firing of press secretary Katie Zacharia. The correction followed a White House threat of consequences over the original story’s account of Wiles helping arrange media interviews for Zacharia.

Politico issued a correction late Wednesday to a story it published about White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and the backstory on what led to ousted press secretary Katie Zacharia’s firing last week. The outlet originally reported that Wiles helped set up interviews for Zacharia on Fox News, a widely panned series of media…