I just had a thought.
They didn't follow up on Clinesmith because they don't have a 4am talking point on it yet and they don't know what to say.
Warning to Press: Do not comment on Clinesmith. Waiting for Spin Control.
Un-tripcoded Q post, I think. Project Looking Glass, abandoned by the DS when it showed they could only retain power via global catastrophe, now up and running again in service of the other alternative. Somebody post that whistleblower video again.