Whether the NYT report is factually true or not is actually beside the point – what we should zero in on is the reason (((they))) are leaking this particular narrative.
They see the writing on the wall – they know RR is about to be fired or otherwise pushed out. So they're trying to shift the optics on this to make it look like Trump is merely reacting to the NYT story (and solidify RR's place as a hero/martyr to the Resistance movement) INSTEAD OF the wrongdoing that is about to come out with the document declassifications.