Report: Priebus falsely told Trump that NYT had changed the terms of today's scheduled meeting

Three people with knowledge of Mr. Trump’s initial decision to cancel the meeting said that Reince Priebus, the incoming White House chief of staff, had been among those urging the president-elect to cancel it, because he would face questions he might not be prepared to answer. It was Mr. Priebus who relayed to Mr. Trump, erroneously, that The Times had changed the conditions of the meeting, believing it would result in a cancellation, these people said.

A spokesman for Mr. Trump declined to comment on Mr. Priebus’s role.