This was nothing but a PR hit job and shame on the NYTimes. Elizabeth has hired Risa Heller, a high powered PR rep for the rich and famous, who is a close friend of the writer.
Heller is also very closely tied to Elizabeth's criminal defense firm (Williams & Connolly) through Bob Barnett -- a partner there that Elizabeth obsessively was trying to get a book deal through starting back in 2017. She was even telling people even after her indictments in 2018 that she was pursuing book and documentary deals.