Still, true or not, it gives our betters a fig leaf of cover for plausibly producing any data they wish in court, without admitting they archive ALL transmitted data.
I think you are right. This is what this is all about. . . they are trying to obfuscate where more of the revelations are going to be coming from.
It was not more than two weeks ago the government was demanding that Apple unlock another iPhone for them. If they already had this capability, they would not be demanding Apple unlock an iPhone for them. That's why I am pretty sure this is again FAKE NEWS.