Sham or manufactured to deflect blame/scrutiny is my bet. There is a way to get to the bottom of this, and I do not rule out this is a contrived scandal, but then that goes against the weight of the data so far.
“D” is a get out of jail card, it seems.
>>>the weight of the data so far<<<
I havn’t dug all through it but this site seems to have alot of details...
http://theothermccain.com/2011/05/29/msm-starting-to-cover-weinergate/