Mueller's office's statement is trying to distance them from being the source of the article

[coti]

People have already brought up the worry that they might start a serious fight with Trump if it is thought that Mueller's office leaked the info. This is effectively an acknowledgement that they are not the source. The wording of the statement is very soft, and very narrow. It may be that the reporter's info does not EXACTLY match the info Mueller has, while the larger truth of the article remains. Regardless, I doubt they would make any statement at all, despite any information discrepancy, if there wasn't that suspicion that they could have been involved in the leak.

[rzemanfl]

1. I am thinking the same thing, except I think Mueller's office is the source

and this is for plausible deniability. Three dimensional chess and all that.

[alittlelark]

2. Yup.... this is 7 dimensional chess.

[triron]

6. maybe.

[UniteFightBack]

3. Let's just think for a moment....does this story seems plausible? I mean LOL ...hello its par for

the course that this skankbag would want his minions to lie.

I agree with the wording of the statement. I'm not sure if they are the source of this "leak" though....but of course it's possible.

[coti]

5. Yes, of course. And, moreover, Cohen hasn't DENIED its truth.

If he never said anything like that, or if it wasn't true, wouldn't he say so?

I don't believe the SC is the source of this report. Certainly not after they made this statement.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. What if it was a leak from the SDNY case and not Mueller's office?

SDNY has all of Cohen's records and statements.

[dalton99a]

7. +1

[coti]

8. Becoming more clear it was nt