The whole thing is just BS. They are relying on the clueless-ness of Congress.
Backups are multi-layered and there is a long retention time. If this were a Republican WH, the media would be bringing out experts to dismiss this scenario.
For every1 Republican scandal it takes 50 or 60 demcRat scandals to start sinking in with the Lo-Fos. Thanks to the Media.