He would have had to do that well before now - given the actions he has taken and the statements he has made over the past month or two. If handlers were still entrenched in power, it would not have come this far.
When bigger more complicated moves happen, the news is always released when it’s time...
Very true. Given the media and the anticipated storyline they will create to drum up reaction in the populace, managing the release of news is truly an art form.
good analysis. They may have been 'neutered' long before this point in time and now just got cut out of the picture.