This looks like a trap being set. 

Get high ranking officials to publicly deny something, then bring the hammer down when evidence is presented that their statements were false, and they knew it when they made them.

I'd bet that there are a whole lot of senior bureaucrats in Washington who are very, very uncomfortable tonight.

The only thing that can be certain, is whatever the real story is, you'll only get half of it - if that much - here at the G&M...