I wouldn’t doubt that that is 100% possible! I’ve seen it happen personally. I knew someone who one day was a Media Director for a campaign, and just HOURS after they resigned the candidate claimed they were just a “website volunteer” (rather funny because the reporters the candidate was speaking to were the same people the media person had been speaking to for months on behalf of the campaign!).
If that IS the case here, I hope someone is able to prove who is the one lying - Shih, or the MCDO folks...
The only time Democrats are telling the truth is when they are calling each other liars. So my money is the guy driving the company car.