Occurs to me that the good guys don't want to get snared in a rope-a-dope by going ballistic on Berger just as the bad guys unveil something exculpatory. The Clinton spin-meisters are counting on this effect to blunt the impact.
I've said it before, I think I think too much.
You may be right, he may have been playing for time. I hope so. My fear is that too much of that kind of talk will help it get swept under the rug.