Biden camp needs to respond. Rudy, Bannon & it looks like Bernie Kerik, too, drop "tidbits" intermittently to fuck up the Biden response team.
So the Biden team comes up with a soundbite they think will work, then see that planned potential soundbite get destroyed, even before it's published, by Rudy & Bannon drops.
The two things important about this are that as media keeps clamoring for a statement, Biden looks like he's stonewalling.& dodging as well as the Biden team is being forced to function with the suspicion there is a mole on the team funneling info out to Rudy.
Kerik is big, IMO, because he, together with Rudy, carry the weight to fuck with the SDNY crew. Could mean Weiner laptop is waiting in the wings, ready to make it's entry.