Note the phrasing. Carefully-crafted.
Indeed. The first part answers the question she was asked.
[So you do not believe you ever instructed him to call it a matter?
Lynch: I did not.]
She could have ended her statement there but didn't.
The second part you noted...she wasn't speaking to the issue at hand.
What she really meant...IDK. But it sure is peculiar.
What Lynch did was give a non-answer “answer” that will keep her from a perjury charge.
You can bet she told Comey to call it “a matter” and a whole lot more.
I hope Comey takes them both down.