The purpose of the interview was to serve mutual interests. Burkett will not ever be seen again on camera. The ground rules of the interview were to give plausiblity to Burketts implausible account of the story. In order to get Burkett on camera it had to be agreed the Burkett was not the intiator of contacting CBS. This lessens the appearance of guilt if you can believe that. The problem is that it asks a bigger question, why would CBS approach a certified nut like Burkett. It only opens the door that the DNC was involved which it was undoubtedly was.
Legally it may lesson the consequences for Burkett, it only raises the stakes for CBS.
Does CBS have a planned response why they were tipped to Burkett? Who tipped them? Or are they still flying this story as events happen repsonding roughly 3-4 days behind current news cycle.
You said in so many words what my impression was in several seconds- Burkette is a cut-out.