EV’s seen what you are calling “proof”. But in fact, EV is correct, the statement by Thompson was not a blanket repudiation, nor did Fred promise to do anything about the law.
Fred said that the law was obviously not working as it was intendend, that it could have been a mistake, and suggested it might be better to do away with it and replace it with instant disclosure.
But Fred DID say he was “not ready to go their yet”. Some of us were happy enough with that statement for now, but I don’t blame EV and others for wanting him to “get there” before they are willing to take his word about it, since he was instrumental in the CFR push.
Fred did say more on CFR going as far as saying he’d work to overturn it. It was out long before his statement on Fox News. I wish I could find it... it had been posted here several times within threads.