Since he had an ax to grind (wanting to be FBI director), you begin to wonder how selfless his revelations were.
And why would anyone at the FBI feel the investigation needed an inquiry by two relatively unknown reporters to get if on track? The idea of our top federal law enforcement agency dipping into the political waters anonymously is a little unsettling.
Ditto. Motivated by one-upman-ship. Has nothing to do with upholding a trust or moral value.