Yes. It’s plainly jury tampering - especially if the jurours are aware of it. I don’t see how it isn’t?
I think the main question is: why wait until now?
Personally think he was saying it was actually a coincidence.
Or was trying to point back to the two events mentioned in the drop.
The way I’m reading it is that the Judge has already said he will release the names at the end of the trial and this request is for unsealing before the end.