That has to be a backtrack. That is not at all the context Evans was speaking in. It was pretty clear he was not reading an article aloud, because he was asking the Gov. Questions and getting answers. I think this is spin control. Mike went off the reservation and is trying to CYA.
The impression I got was that Evans had no idea what he was getting himself into. He’s over his head on the subject matter...he didn't know who Stanley Dunham was.
At first he tried to deny he ever said he spoke to Neil, but the host kept playing the recording, and Evans finally had to admit that his statement was misleading. He repeatedly emphasized that he has not spoken to Abercrombie since the Obama inauguration.