>http://www.wistv.com/2018/11/28/watch-live-us-attorney-military-investigation-services-hold-am-press-conference-sc-doc/
I'd guess he is; it would be a very strange thing to say out of the blue.
This is just the first step.
If this was happening to the Military, you can be sure it was happening to politicians, too. Alert the public slowly, starting with the regular Joe, then move gradually up the food chain to Reps and Senators.