One thing is certain in this sea of uncertainty, if it is true that Priestap is singing and thus got some kind of deal from someone, then there is a lot more going on than even the informed public has any clue about.
Of course this could be just poor deduction on the part of CTH and not even in the ballpark. However, there is so much smoke being created that somewhere under it all must be a pretty good fire.
Concur most strongly.