But how could he believe him? According to the clip I just watched, he knew the Clintoons were saying "Peter who?" and that they were going to send his money back. I'm hoping for more clarity.
Howard Wolfson, for public consumption, said that they were sending his $2,000 back. They didn't talk about the other money. Behind the scenes, they were telling Peter not to worry. I have seen the phone log of Ed Rendell's emergency call to Peter right after the WASHPOST story broke. This was quite an operation they pulled. After both stories by Lloyd Grove ran in the POST, each of the Clintons sent handwritten thank you notes to Peter. The day after the concert was an event as Streisand's. Hillary introduced Peter as her biggest donor and new best friend.