well-informed sources

well-informed sources
   the person involved
   Political u§age when the passer of the information wishes to remain anonymous, to influence public opinion without making a direct statement, or to reveal confidential details. As the attribution no longer deceives many people, the information now tends to come from friends of the politician in question:
    Friends reported Michael Portillo's opinion as being in the same vein. (J. Major, 1999)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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