The panic was over Horowitz releasing his IG report to them. The 23rd is significant because they have 4 days to compose their defense of the allegations against them before the report is released to the public.
Too wordy.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Years ago when I was a disc jockey, I was told by the owner of the station, who had a mobile billboard, that a billboard should contain no more than 7 words.
We are not speeding by in cars but we are a nation of people with short attention spans.
sauce: http://qtheagency.com/making-impact-7-words-less/