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Not really if you read the entire story. He's clearly saying Thompson accidentally picked it up.

"We had three cars on Friday that were being moved about because of my trip, and that is probably a reason that this inadvertent situation developed. And that's really the extent to which I think I should be discussing. That's really all I can say," he said, adding that he couldn't talk about the case because of the legal proceedings and his desire not to prejudice the situation.

He's not saying Thompson took it from him, and he is actually admitting its his without saying it in those words. I don't blame him for the words he is using. Technically, by the letter of the law, he provided a gun to someone who could not legally carry or possess it. There are also questions about whether it still had to be registered in DC or not.