Puh-leeze. Last I checked, the Veep was a major public figure. It's usually significant news when someone at his level accidentally shoots someone else.
If they were "hiding something" as you suggest
Please show where I suggested they were hiding something. I have said they were stupid for waiting that long to release the story, for whatever reason.
Well, you did post: "it creates the impression that there was something to hide." The rest of us simply disagree.