One more Domenech claim goes out the window in today’s New York Times:

[Domenech] explained the passage that appeared to be copied from Mr. O’Rourke’s book by saying that Mr. O’Rourke gave him permission.

Contacted at his home in New Hampshire, Mr. O’Rourke said that he had never heard of Mr. Domenech and did not recall meeting him.

“I wouldn’t want to swear in a court of law that I never met the guy, Mr. O’Rourke said of Mr. Domenech, “but I didn’t give him permission to use my words under his byline, no.”

(For more on Domenech’s plagiarism, see National Review here and here, Salon here, Hotline’s Blogometer here, and the William and Mary student newspaper here.)